The saying that there are no permanent friends or enemies in politics was once more proved true this afternoon when Chief Victor Umeh was warmly welcomed to the Anambra State Governor’s Lodge in Awka by Governor Peter Obi.
Both men have been at loggerheads for several months over Obi’s insistence that Umeh’s tenure as National Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) had expired. Obi in April spearheaded an APGA National Convention in Awka at which Chief Maxi Okwu emerged as the new National Chairman. The Appeal Court, Enugu, has ruled both in recognition of the convention that produced Okwu and of Umeh, with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) choosing to recognise Umeh.
Observers were momentarily taken aback this afternoon when Umeh and the State Chairman of his faction, Chief Mike Kwento showed up at the Governor’s Lodge and walked into the war embrace of Governor Obi.
“They were well received and went into a discussion with the Governor,” said a reliable source told News Express.
The meeting, according to sources, signals the imminent end of the APGA crisis to enable the party put its house in order ahead of the state governorship election scheduled for November. It is also a culmination of behind-the-scenes reconciliatory efforts led by Chief Ralph Uwazuruike,
leader of the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB). A formal end to the dispute is expected to be announced in the days ahead.
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