"Ambassador Eze Reveals Why He Walked Away from APC"

Former senatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Enugu North Senatorial District of Enugu State, Ambassador Ejike Eze, has fingered lack of collaboration from party leadership and equitable reward system as the reasons for leaving the party.

Eze, a former diplomat and ex-Senior Special Assistant to former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Protocols and Security, alleged that APC lacks internal party cohesion in Enugu State and cannot guarantee ideal democratic practices in the state.

He made the disclosure while briefing newsmen in Enugu on Wednesday, stating that he gained nothing from joining APC.

“I did not see fairness, justice and equity in the distribution of dividends of democracy in the party,” he said.

He further alleged that since the governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah joined APC, the old structures of the party were relegated to the background and never considered important.

“The people who defected from the PDP into APC in Enugu State arm-twisted old members of old APC and took all the executive positions in the party at the political wards, local governments and at the state level, leaving those of us who made huge financial sacrifices and other struggles for the party with nothing,” he said.

Recall that Ambassador Eze in his resignation letter on March 30, 2026, stated that there were “undemocratic and unacceptable,” occurrences in the party, which made him to leave.

“This decision, though, painful was reached after a painstaking examination of what has become of APC in Enugu State in recent months which I consider undemocratic and unacceptable.

“I remain committed to pursuing political aspiration firmly rooted in the tenets of democracy and the welfare, dignity and respect for my people,” part of the letter which was addressed to his Echera Ishiagu Ward in Ibagwa-Aka, Igbo-Eze South Local Government Area of Enugu State read.

He further said that his ambition to serve the people of Enugu North in the National Assembly remains unchanged, adding that he is already being wooed by some political parties and would make his stand known very soon.

He equally bemoaned the marginalization of the people of Enugu North Senatorial District in the state politics, adding that despite the numerical advantage, the people are still being treated as second fiddle in the scheme of the state politics.

“I insist on justice, fairness and respect for my people of Enugu North Senatorial District in the distribution of dividends of democracy in Enugu State.

“For instance, the position of Deputy National Chairman, South, belongs to Enugu North Senatorial District, but Emma Enukwu, gave it to another senatorial zone, and instead of the governor correcting it, he gave it to his town’s man. Yet, they come here and be parading themselves as leaders, I seek an end to that in Enugu North Senatorial District,” he said.

He equally frowned against lack of communication between the leaders and the led in the state, arguing that democracy thrives in free flow of information between the elected representatives who should utilize effective communication from the electorates as a feedback mechanism to serve the people optimally.

“I was not able to reach the Governor, the Chief of Staff, and a Minister of Enugu State extraction, despite so many hours I spent in his office.

“At my level and position and I can’t reach them, what would then happen to ordinary people who may have the need to see these leaders?

“If somebody like me who served this country for 33 years, including eight years I worked with a former President of this country cannot communicate with our leaders in APC, then, who will?

“Then, they would come out and pose as people working with President Bola Tinubu, if they don’t take time, they would get the worst result from this region because they are not communicating with the people,” he lamented.

However, he said “Enugu North Senatorial District has come of age in the politics of this state.

“Anybody who must get anything from my people must respect and talk to us and equally accommodate everybody fairly and equitably.

“Those who seek our votes must discuss with us. We will no longer accept unfair sharing of political appointments and dividends of democracy.

“The stakeholders (political, religious and traditional, and the people at large) must decide who will represent us in any elective political positions.”

He warned that election rigging and imposition of candidates against the will of the people would not be tolerated in Enugu North Senatorial District in the forthcoming 2027 general elections, adding that the people would defend their votes.

“Nsukka people must be allowed to elect those who would represent them at leadership positions, therefore, any form of imposition by outsiders on the people of Nsukka would not be tolerated. It will not be business as usual,” he declared.