Crisis Brewing In Enugu APC As Senator Osita Ngwu’s Aide Accuses Party Leadership Of Institutional Marginalization

ENUGU, NIGERIA — Fresh internal tensions have surfaced within the Enugu State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) following a scathing open letter addressed to the State Party Chairman by Hon. William Achieze Nnaemeka, Special Assistant to the Senator representing Enugu West Senatorial District, Senator Osita Ngwu.

In the official petition dated September 3, 2026, Nnaemeka alleged a deliberate pattern of political diminution and protocol marginalization targeted at Senator Ngwu during the APC's recent Local Government Campaign Flag-Off. The aide recounted how the party’s State Publicity Secretary/PRO systematically relegated the elected Senator to the bottom of the official protocol recognition list, describing the public announcement as deeply embarrassing and politically motivated.

The letter warned state executive leaders against allowing official party platforms to become instruments of political exclusion or factional score-settling:

Protocol Abuse: Nnaemeka emphasized that protocol at major political gatherings reflects institutional hierarchy and voter respect, asserting that no appointed spokesperson has the mandate to diminish an elected senator's constitutionally established office.

Pattern of Marginalization: The petition highlighted a quiet, ongoing campaign to minimize Senator Ngwu's public visibility across official state party functions, warning that such selective recognition damages party cohesion.

Call for Leadership Intervention: The aide urged the APC State Chairman to uphold fairness, warning that withholding institutional respect from elected representatives creates unnecessary fault lines that threaten the party's growth in Enugu State.

Reaffirming commitment to the APC structure, Nnaemeka concluded that while microphones control event announcements, they cannot erase democratic mandates, calling on the party leadership to restore institutional respect ahead of upcoming electoral contests.