The newly-inaugurated Caretaker Committee Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Enugu State, Dr. Ben Nwoye, has announced the nullification of all suspensions previously imposed on party members by the recently dissolved Ugochukwu Agballa-led executive committee.

The chairman also declared the suspensions “null, void, and of no effect.”

Nwoye, who returned to the helm of the party following the dissolution of the Agballa-led executive by the APC National Working Committee (NWC) last Thursday, made the announcement while addressing a large gathering of party leaders and supporters at the APC Secretariat in Enugu on Saturday, shortly after returning from Abuja.

Among those affected by the earlier suspensions were former Senate President, Ken Nnamani, former governor, Sullivan Chime; former Speaker and current Secretary of the Caretaker Committee, Barr. Eugene Odoh; former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama; and former Director-General of the Voice of Nigeria (VON), Mr. Osita Okechukwu, among others.

Describing the series of suspensions under the Agballa leadership as a “political caricature” that weakened the party’s cohesion, Nwoye said such actions were counterproductive and inimical to progress.

“How can you suspend the very people you need to win elections?” he queried.

He declared all forms of suspensions, whether issued through letters, audio messages, or radio announcements, as invalid, emphasizing that the party must now embark on genuine reconciliation and reintegration of all aggrieved members.

According to Nwoye, the national leadership of the APC had given him a clear mandate to return to Enugu and rebuild the party’s unity ahead of critical political contests in the state.

The caretaker chairman further observed that the political atmosphere in Enugu had significantly changed with the emergence of Governor Peter Mbah, describing his coming as a “new political dawn” for the APC in the state.

He warned that the party could no longer afford division or complacency in the evolving political landscape.

“With the right strategy and unity of purpose, APC will not remain on the sidelines in Enugu. We will be the party that sets the agenda and defines the next political direction of this state,” Nwoye stated.

On arrival at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu, Nwoye told reporters that with Governor Peter Mbah’s entry into the APC, Enugu would “regain all that it had lost in the past.”

He described Mbah as a transformational leader who had achieved remarkable progress across various sectors within two years in office, adding that the governor’s move to the APC was for the collective good of his people.

Our correspondent reports that there was wild jubilation at the airport as enthusiastic APC members trooped out in large numbers to welcome Nwoye and members of his caretaker committee back to the state. (The Nation)