ENUGU — The Executive Chairman of Enugu South Local Government Area, Dr Caleb Ani, has inaugurated a campaign council to mobilise grassroots support and secure victory for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the forthcoming local government elections.
Ani inaugurated the campaign council at the Local Government Headquarters, Uwani, Enugu, charging members to promote inclusiveness and grassroots participation in the campaign.
The inauguration attracted major stakeholders from across the council area and formally set the stage for the APC’s official campaign activities scheduled to run from Sept. 7 to Sept. 20, 2026.
The campaign council comprises various critical blocs in the local government, including top party faithful, security sector representatives, community leaders, youth organisations, civil society groups, market leaders, former commissioners, former council chairmen, deputies and secretaries, administrators of development centres, as well as serving and former members of the Enugu State House of Assembly.
Addressing the gathering, Ani, who will lead the campaign council as its Leader and is seeking a second term in office, said the formation of the council was a strategic move to galvanise grassroots strength and ensure total victory for the APC at the local, state and national levels.
He solicited strong, strategic commitment and unalloyed support from members of the council, stressing that the election must be approached with unity, discipline and extensive mobilisation.
“Our first tenure laid a foundation for transformational governance in Enugu South. This council has been carefully constituted to consolidate on those gains. I call on every one of you to bring your influence, your networks and your capacity to bear to deliver our party,” the chairman said.
Ani also announced the administrative structure of the campaign council, naming Hon. Freedom Nnam, Local Government Party Chairman, as Campaign Director, with Hon. Duke Nwafor, Hon. Paul Ogbe and Hon. Francis Ani as Co-ordinators.
Barr. Kenneth Nnyamah, Secretary of Enugu South Local Government, was named Secretary of the Campaign Council, assisted by the Local Government Party Secretary, Hon. Gabriel Nnaji.
The chairman said the arrangement was designed to ensure synergy between the local government administration and the campaign machinery.
He further unveiled several sub-committees and directorates within the campaign council, including Contact and Mobilisation, Media and Publicity, Security, Women Mobilisation, Youth Affairs, Non-Indigene and Inter-Party Affairs.
He said the committees were tasked with ensuring broad participation, wide coverage and positive results across the 13 political wards, markets, religious groups and other social organisations within the council area.
In his acceptance speech, the Director-General of the Campaign Council, Hon. Freedom Nnam, on behalf of the council, pledged total loyalty to the task.
Nnam assured Ani and the party leadership that the council would effectively market the administration’s achievements and deliver the chairman for his second-term bid.
“We accept this responsibility with humility and determination. We will go to every ward, every community, every market and every household to properly market Dr. Caleb Ani and the APC. On behalf of this formidable team, I promise victory,” Nnam declared.
Other speakers at the event, including Deacon Okey Ogbodo, Dr San Onyia, Hon. Sam Ngene, Barr. Fraben Agwu and Onyii Odibe, in separate goodwill messages, charged members of the council to put in serious and concerted effort to ensure the victory of all APC candidates in the forthcoming elections.
They commended Ani for what they described as his transformational capacity and impactful leadership during his first tenure, citing visible improvements in infrastructure, youth empowerment and administrative reforms.
The speakers unanimously pledged solidarity and continued support for his administration and urged members of the campaign council to work collectively for the success of the party.
The stakeholders took turns to affirm their commitment to a peaceful, issue-based and victorious campaign.
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