Barr. has emerged as the consensus candidate for the position of Deputy National Chairman (South) of the (APC) ahead of the party’s national convention.
Nwoye, a former Caretaker Committee Chairman of the party in , was widely seen as the frontrunner for the position zoned to the state. His emergence followed a series of high-level consultations reportedly influenced by a directive from .
A source at the party’s National Secretariat in disclosed that the consensus arrangement for the convention scheduled for March 27 and 28 had already secured presidential backing.
According to the source, the zoning formula adopted by the party granted governors significant influence in determining candidates for positions allocated to their respective states. This development reportedly weakened the chances of other contenders, including .
Describing Nwoye as an experienced and loyal party figure, the source noted that his candidacy enjoyed broad acceptance within APC ranks, particularly with the strong backing of the Governor of Enugu State, .
The source added that Nwoye’s emergence reflects the party’s internal cohesion and its ability to reconcile competing interests through structured consensus.
The race for the position had earlier intensified amid allegations of external interference in the selection of candidates for offices zoned to Enugu State. However, insiders revealed that Governor Mbah’s intervention helped unify stakeholders within the state, neutralizing external pressures and ultimately paving the way for Nwoye’s emergence.
