APGA gets new chair, as Bianca, Nweke, others emerge BOT members

Barrister Sylvester Ezeokenwa has been elected the new National Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), marking the end of the tenure of Ozo Victor Ike Oye.

Ezeokenwa emerged in Awka, the Anambra State capital, through affirmation during the party’s national convention.

While handing over, the immediate past Chairman, Oye, announced that over N300m was left in the coffers of the party for the new executive to take off.

In a consensus decision, all the aspirants for the 31 elective positions were returned unopposed.

• Thunder strikes 5-year-old boy to death in Katsina
• USAID donates equipment to Asokoro, Nyanya hospitals

In his acceptance speech, Ezeokenwa noted that he saw his emergence as a task to take the party to the next level.

In his remarks, Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra State said the party had demonstrated a peaceful transfer of power, giving the indication that the future was in APGA.

Meanwhile, a former Governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano; Ambassador Bianca Ojukwu; Frank Nweke Jr; Prof Gregory Ibe; among others, emerged members of the Board of Trustees (BoT) of the party.