By Benjamin Nworie in Abakliki
The Ebonyi state congress of the Progressive Peoples Alliance, PPA, held in Abakaliki has elected state executives to end the leadership crisis in the party.
The congress was conducted by the National Organizing Secretary and state congress committee chairman, Dr. Noel John Abiodun, and National Treasurer, Mrs. Elizabeth Akpa, as a member.
After the election which took place at Ebonyi Hotels, Abakaliki, Mr. Ezeali Stephen and Eze Edwin were elected chairman and secretary of the party respectively while Mathias Okah and Ofoma Chinedu were elected state treasurer and publicity secretary respectively.
Others elected during the state election of the party were three zonal deputy chairmen which included, Friday Mbam, North, Nwonu Okorie, South and Nwambe Christian, central among others.
The election which was monitored by members of the National Working Committee of the party also had in attendance, the Minority leader of the Ebonyi State House of Assembly, Maria Ude-Nwachi who is the only lawmaker elected on the platform of PPA.
Speaking shortly after the election, the State Chairman, Stephen Ezeali, said his emergence was divine in the cause of rebuilding the party and repositioning it to be able to win more seats in the state and national assembly in the next election.
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