By Okey Maduforo Awka
Within the next two weeks ahead of the closure of party digital registration of members, the Awka North Chapter of the All Progressives Grand Alliance APGA is targeting to register 15,000 new members.
This coming as the stakeholders of the party in the area has petitioned Governor Charles Soludo, the National Chairman of APGA Barr Sylvester Ezeokenwa on the need to correct the imbalance in the nomination of candidates for Awka North and South Federal Constituency.
According to the aspirant for Awka North and South Federal Constituency and member of the State Assembly Chief John Nwokoye ,the on going digital registration of members is vital for the victory of the party in the general election adding that the party is looking at at least 15,000 new members.
“We just have two weeks to the end of the registration and we are mobilizing greatly to have at least 15,000 new members and all our ward leaders have been sensitized on that ” he said.
According to the resolution signed by all stakeholders of the party in Awka North local government area convened by former Chairman Awka North local government area Chief Cosmas Okonkwo , it lamented the imbalance in the nomination of candidates for Awka North and South Federal Constituency.
“By our observation, Awka South has produced candidates for House of Representatives four twenty four years while Awka North had gone to National Assembly for only four years ”
“After review of representative history of Awka Federal Constituency we resolve that it is best , just and necessary for Awka North to produce the candidate of the party for the National Assembly”
“We appeal to the leadership of our great party to zone the ticket of APGA to Awka North local government area for the purposes of equity ” the resolution read .
