The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Anambra State, the Conference of Southeast APC Publicity Secretaries, and the Southeast APC Young Progressives Forum have attacked the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, for appointing a member of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) as aide.
Mr Gbajabiamila, a member of APC, had on Tuesday announced the appointment of Anayo Nnebe as special assistant on political matters.
Mr Nnebe is a former Speaker of Anambra State House of Assembly.
In their separate reactions on Wednesday, APC and other bodies described it as a big slap on the party.
They alleged that Nnebe worked against APC during the 2019 elections.
APC, through its state secretary, Chukwuma Agufugo, said the party had competent, well qualified and mature persons in the party to function in any position, adding that the choice of APGA member was wrong and should be withdrawn.
The party’s decision was taken in Awka after an emergency meeting by the State Working Committee (SWC).
“We reject the appointment of Hon. Anayo Nnebe as Special Assistant (South East) to the Speaker of the Federal House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila.
“Nnebe is a diehard opposition to APC in Anambra State, the South East Zone and Nigeria in general. He is instrumental to APC seat to Awka Federal Constituency eluding our party, even though he lost also.
“Political positions in the ruling party should not serve to rehabilitate oppositions who cause damage to our party’s fortunes,” it said.
The party added: “We dissociate ourselves from this appointment and urge South East APC to rise in justifiable protest against this unjustifiable action and we will not relent in fighting this injustice.”
