National
Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), John Odigie-Oyegun, has said
that despite losing the recent Anambra governorship election, the Party’s
performance clearly showed inroad is being made in the South East.
He stated
this on Thursday while receiving some new entrants into the Party at the APC
national secretariat, Abuja.
He said: “I
consider that we have made a lot of gains in spite of not winning Anambra
state.
“But it is
clear if people interpret properly that the APC given the base from which we
were starting, given the kind of intense propaganda that goes out there that the
South East is against the APC – whether it is religion, ethnic or even
historical – we have made some progress. But we are not resting on that.
“We are
immediately setting up a team to study the elections, to look at whatever
significant issues it has thrown up, to find ways in which we can improve our
performance as we spread into the rest of the South East, basically to tell us
what we did not do right in Anambra State which we need to correct as the
electoral processes begin in the rest of the South East.
“We hope it
will throw up valuable lessons that will help us perform much better in
subsequent elections in the South East.
“For people
to join us at this time is a clear indication that they understand what is
going on and are ready to put their names, reputation, energies, and resources
behind our effort to rebuild the country and be part of this process of change.
“This is a
struggle that we must win. The nation cannot afford to lose, because greatness
beckons and unless we get our act right, we are not going to get there.”
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