The leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ngor-Okpala Local Government Area of Imo State has cautioned the Director-General of the Nkwachikwere Campaign Organisation, Mr Chukwuma Anoforo, popularly known as Maco, against actions and utterances capable of undermining the party’s prospects in the 2027 general elections.
The warning followed a viral video in which Anoforo was allegedly heard making comments suggesting that the APC in Ngor-Okpala could not exist independently of the Nkwachikwere political organisation.
In the video, which has circulated widely on social media, Anoforo was heard saying, “No Kaduru, no APC,” while also asserting that there was no APC in the local government without the campaign organisation.
The remarks have generated concern among party leaders, who said such declarations could create unnecessary divisions within the APC at a time when the party was expected to consolidate its structures ahead of the 2027 elections.
A party leader from Ward 10, Ngor-Okpala, who spoke with journalists in Owerri on Friday on condition of anonymity, said the APC leadership in the area dissociated itself from the remarks attributed to the campaign organisation’s director-general.
According to him, the APC in Ngor-Okpala was larger than any individual, campaign organisation or political interest, stressing that the party’s structures existed independently of particular candidates and their support groups.
He described the reported utterances as inimical to party unity and urged Anoforo and members of the Nkwachikwere Campaign Organisation to redirect their energies towards strengthening the APC and supporting its candidates in the forthcoming elections.
The party leader said the outcome of the recent senatorial primary election should not become a source of permanent division within the party, adding that political contests were part of democratic practice and that every aspirant should be prepared to accept the outcome when the process was concluded.
Nkwachikwere’s principal lost the APC senatorial ticket during the primary election won by Chief Alex Mbata, who emerged as the party’s candidate for Imo East Senatorial District.
The Ward 10 leader said that while disappointment was understandable after an unsuccessful primary, continued resentment could only weaken the collective political structure required to win elections.
He urged all aspirants and their supporters to demonstrate sportsmanship and support the party’s candidates, noting that political fortunes could change and that an aspirant who did not secure a ticket at one time could emerge victorious in another contest.
“The APC is a progressive political platform. Those who did not make it today may make it tomorrow. When they make it, they will also need the support of everybody to deliver them,” he said.
He maintained that every member of a political party had a role to play, warning that no individual or political organisation should consider itself indispensable to the survival of the APC.
The party leader further said the APC in Ngor-Okpala remained firmly structured and capable of delivering its candidates in the 2027 elections, from the presidential contest down to the state and local levels.
He called on party members to avoid inflammatory statements, parallel structures and actions that could sow distrust among members, insisting that the period ahead required reconciliation, cooperation and disciplined mobilisation.
“This is the time for all hands to be on deck. Nobody should do anything that will destroy the party or derail the successes we have worked for,” he said.
He also appealed to Nkwachikwere and his supporters to embrace the larger interest of the APC, saying that personal political ambitions should not be allowed to undermine the fortunes of the party.
According to him, the principle of political loyalty should be reciprocal and party is supreme.
“If Nkwachikwere makes it tomorrow and people refuse to support him, he will feel bad and betrayed. So he should not do the same thing to another person today,” he said.
The leader, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said his position was also informed by the biblical principle commonly referred to as the Golden Rule: that people should treat others in the manner they would want to be treated.
He said the APC needed unity and mutual respect among its members if it was to enter the 2027 elections as a cohesive political force.
He therefore urged the Nkwachikwere Campaign Organisation, party leaders, aspirants and supporters to put the outcome of the primary election behind them and work together in the interest of the APC.
He stressed that political parties were built on collective effort rather than individual ownership, adding that the APC in Ngor-Okpala belonged to all its members and that its success in 2027 would depend on the willingness of everyone to work together.
