The All Progressives Congress, USA Chapter has elected new national officers at its 2nd National Convention held in Washington USA on Saturday October 20, 2018. In a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Dr. Francis Onukwuli, Prof Adesegun Labinjo, the former APC-USA Deputy National Chairman South was elected as the National Chairman of APC-USA. Prof Labinjo takes over from Mr. Tony Isama, the former National Chairman.
Also elected were Chief Emeka Molokwu as the Deputy National Chairman South, Dr. Charles Mambula as the Deputy National Chairman North and Mrs. Ronke Ekwensi as the National Secretary.
Other officers elected at the convention were National Publicity Secretary, Dr. Francis Onukwuli, National Organizing Secretary, Mr. Foly Coker, National Treasurer ,Mr. Ayo Olashege, CPA, National Financial Secretary, Ms. Constance Iloh, National Women Leader, Alhaja Adenike Oyejide, National Welfare Officer, Mr. Abisoye Oladejo, National Legal Adviser, Ken Nwele, Esq., National Youth Leader, Mr. Olalekan Ogunmeno,Deputy National Secretary, Mr. Ademola Tijani, Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Prince Adebanjo Adejuwon, Deputy National Organizing Secretary, Mrs. Modupe Ayangbesan, Deputy National Women Leader, Ms. Elizabeth Olagunju, Deputy National Welfare Officer, Mr. Bishop Adejube, Deputy National Legal Adviser, Banji Dada, Esq., and Deputy National Youth, Mr. Oyakhilome Bello.
The new national officers were sworn in by Hon. Judge Dele Alade, APC-USA Leader and Chairman Board of Trustees. Judge Alade later presented the new officers to Chief Bisi Akande and other APC leaders in attendance. Chief Akande congratulated the new officers and urged them to contribute their own quota to the success of APC and the reelection of President Buhari in 2019. Chief Akande commended the leadership of APC-USA for demonstrating high level of discipline, organizational skill and orderliness which are worthy of emulation.
Senator Ojudu, the Political Adviser to President Buhari, Otunba Henry Ajomale, former Chairman APC Lagos State, Barrister Bankole Oluwajana, APC National Vice Chairman Southwest, Chief Kareem Daramola, APC Lagos, Mr. Bola Ajimotokan APC-Canada BOT Chairman, Mr. Folu Ojutalayo and Mr. Ade Omole, both from APC-UK all took turn to address the convention. Goodwill messages were read at the convention including messages from Senator Lawal Shuaibu, APC Deputy National Chairman North, Dr. Philip Idaewor, Chairman APC-UK Chapter and Mrs. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Senior Special Assistant to President Buhari on Foreign Affairs & Diaspora.
At the convention, APC-USA members called on Nigerians to continue to support the Buhari/Osinbajo government and the APC as they continue to position Nigeria for development and greatness in the 21st century. They said that the Buhari administration has stabilized the Nigeria economy and that the single payer account system of the Federal Government has saved Nigeria a lot of money by blocking the loopholes through which the corrupt elements siphoned money. They said that the rapid infrastructural developments and the gigantic progress in the agricultural sector, and the war against corruption and terrorism of the Buhari administration must continue.
The APC-USA statement calls on Nigerians to reject the current gang up against President Buhari and the APC by corrupt and discredited politicians and some corrupt high profile individuals in the country. “These are the people that plundered our commonwealth and looted our treasury making Nigeria one of the poorest countries in the world despite the abundance natural and human resources in the country”, the statement read. APC-USA called on Nigerians to take their destinies in their hands and reject the PDP and its candidates at all levels. “We cannot afford to go back to the sixteen years of destruction and unabated looting by the PDP during Obasanjo and Jonathan administrations. When you fight corruption, corruption fights back”, the statement adds.
The statement reiterates APC-USA’s commitment to continue to support President Buhari and APC candidates at all levels, and to make the expertise and the technical knowledge of its members available to the APC governments at all levels to help in executing the party’s programs for the country.
Professor Francis Onukwuli
National Publicity Secretary APC-USA