The All Progressives Congress national leadership held a reconciliation meeting in Awka on Tuesday to address deepening divisions within its Anambra State chapter. The gathering, hosted at Chiben Leisure Resort and Hotel, brought together state leaders, ward executives, youth and women leaders, and other stakeholders under the coordination of the party's National Reconciliation Committee. The committee is led by Deputy National Chairman (South) Dr Benjamin Nwoye, who emphasized that the meeting marked a shift from dialogue to implementation following an earlier reconciliation session held in Abuja on July 23.
Nwoye stated that peace must extend to grassroots structures, including polling units and local communities, for it to be effective. He identified disputed party structures, candidate substitutions, court litigations bypassing internal mechanisms, and expulsions without fair hearing as key issues fueling the crisis. The deputy national chairman warned that the National Working Committee would not tolerate actions that deepen divisions, urging members to resolve grievances internally rather than through prolonged legal battles. He stressed that unity at the ward and polling unit levels is essential for voter mobilization and electoral success in 2027.
Anambra State APC Chairman Senator Emma Anosike pledged full support for President Bola Tinubu's re-election project and promised renewed consultations to reintegrate aggrieved members. Former state chairman Chief Basil Ejidike called for genuine reconciliation, noting that neither faction alone has the strength to win elections.
The APC's push for peace in Anambra comes months after a similar meeting in Abuja, yet the recurrence of crisis talks suggests earlier resolutions failed to take root. If reconciliation remains confined to summits and does not resolve the removal of elected officials or unchecked expulsions, grassroots members may see unity as performative rather than structural. This undermines trust in the party's internal democracy ahead of 2027.
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