The Abia State chapter of the All Progressive Congress, APC, has denied reports that its State Working Committee, SWC, endorsed a particular governorship aspirant in the state without allowing a level playing field.
The party was reacting to an alarm raised by Mascot Uzor Kalu, a governorship aspirant and younger brother of Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, who alleged that the SWC was planning to endorse a particular aspirant for the gubernatorial ticket.
Abia APC in a statement on Sunday, signed by Uche Aguoru, its Publicity Secretary, described the allegation as entirely false, misleading and without any basis.
“For the avoidance of doubt, the State Working Committee has not endorsed any aspirant for the governorship ticket or for any elective position whatsoever,” Aguoru said.
The Abia APC explained that the only endorsement collectively made remains that of President Bola Tinubu, noting that neither the SWC nor the enlarged State Executive Committee endorsed any aspirant at any level.
It said that the SWC, under the leadership of the state chairman, Chijioke Chukwu, would ensure that all aspirants are given a level playing field during the primaries.
