Ebonyi APGA launches campaign council, appoints DG

The Ebonyi State Chapter of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, on Wednesday, launched its governorship campaign council.

It appointed a first-class Chemical Engineering graduate, Samuel-Agwu Okporie, as its campaign director general.

In a letter of appointment endorsed by the campaign’s secretary, which was made available to journalists on behalf of the APGA governorship candidate, Prof. Benard Odoh and his deputy, Dr Nkata Chuku, the council stated Okporie’s role among other terms of reference, was to spearhead and coordinate the campaign activities of the the council otherwise known as Odohzia Campaign Organisation for the 2023 general elections.

A lawyer by profession, Okporie hails from Amoso Edda Village, Etiti Edda community, in the Afikpo South Local Government Area of Ebonyi State.

His appointment, it is claimed, was patterned after the Odoh-led Odohzia Ebonyi team’s belief in putting forward Ebonyi’s best, at all levels of leadership.

The campaign council had earlier announced the appointment of Mr. Charles Otu as its Director, Media and Publicity.

In an appointment letter dated October 1, 2022 and made available to the Press, the campaign council listed his terms of reference to include among others coordinating media-related activities for the Odohzhia Ebonyi Campaign Council.

Otu, a journalist from Afikpo North LGA, Ebonyi State, holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka.