After series of crises that marred the congress elections of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Imo State, the party, on Monday, elected a new State Chairman, Mr. Daniel Nwafor, at a well-attended state Congress held openly at the Imo International Convention Centre (IICC), Owerri.

Chairman of the Congress Committee, Ojo Adesayo, in his speech after the election, expressed satisfaction over the conduct of the exercise, observing that it was done according to the rules of the party.

Adesayo noted that members of the committee worked tirelessly to ensure a successful and hitch-free, election.

He urged the newly elected members to work in harmony and bring back all aggrieved members of the party.

Ojo also tasked the State Working Committee to ensure that they reposition the party ahead of the 2019 general elections, so that the party will record landslide victory at all levels.

Nwafor, in his speech shortly after his inauguration by the Chairman of the Congress Committee, pledged to reconcile aggrieved member of the party, even as he vowed to carry all members along.

He stated that the State Working Committee would swing into action by constituting a reconciliation committee that will reach out to all aggrieved members to settle all their differences.

Nwafor also assured that the new state leadership under him would deliver the party 100 percent in the 2019 elections, both at the state and national levels.

•Extracted from Daily Sun report