The Abia State chapter of the All Progressive Congress, APC, has welcomed Honourable Luke Ukara Onyeani, the former member representing Arochukwu State constituency, in the Abia State House of Assembly and Chief Henry Ikechukwu Ikoh into the party.
The duo were welcomed into the party via a press release signed by the state party publicity secretary, Comrade Benedict Godson.
Welcoming the new members, Comrade Godson described APC in Abia as a light, which, according to him, “the party is on a serious mission to liberate the State”.
“Just as a quality product sells itself, so is APC in Abia attracting the best human resources in our State”, the publicity secretary said in a statement.
Describing the new members, Comrade Godson said; “Honourable Luke Ukara Onyeani, the former member representing Arochukwu State constituency, in the Abia State House of Assembly is a man with progressive mindset.
He stated that Everyone knows what APC stands for.
“We’re progressives and we attract our likes. Arochukwu is a very important political bloc in Abia and having someone like him from a party that dominate that area for years now I a huge plus.
“We welcome him. We call him one of us now because the perfect gentleman was registered in his Ahaeke Ward, Idima Abam and that makes him an authentic member of the progressives family.
“We can wait to work with him. We know he has a lot of experience and political strength to add to APC and we’ll gladly appreciate such as the light keep shining and attracting great Abians into APC to add to their likes already in APC prior to their arrival.
On Hon. Ikoh, Godson said, Anyone who is politically sensitive and alive will see and notice that something great is happening in Abia State currently.
He noted that the arrival of Chief Henry Ikechukwu Ikoh from “our strongest opposition” into the APC family is a strong boost especially in Ikwuano/Umuahia axis.
“Chief Ikoh is a household name in Abia. Not just as a politician, but as one of Abia’s strong and committed industrialists. He’s a man whose personality rings bell both in the business and political world.
“That has led him into serving our dear state as Commissioner for Industry. His wealth of experience we know will be combined with that of the other great APC members in Ikwuano to make the area, an APC dominated area soon.
Describing Hon. Ikoh, the Abia APC publicity secretary said;
“We already know Chief Ikoh is a progressive by nature, so we welcome him into the progressives family where we celebrate our own. APC is a family where love rules and respect is a right for everyone.
“He has registered in his Umundara Oboro Ikwuano Ward-3 and that has made him a full member of APC.
“We look forward to working with him and we’re counting on his experiences to add to the ones already within our disposal to make APC and Abia better.
