In a clear supremacy battle, notable bigwigs of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Enugu State, narrowly escaped death on Saturday as the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama allegedly stormed the venue of the party’s state congress in Enugu State with thugs, The New Diplomat gathered.
Those who cheated death included former Senate President, Ken Nnamani, immediate past governor of Enugu State, Sullivan Chime, the Director General of Voice of Nigeria (VON), Osita Okechukwu, and the National Vice Chairman of APC, Southeast, Emma Eneukwu.
Others are former Commissioner in Enugu State, Hon. Joe Mammel and the state chairman of the party, Dr Ben Nwoye.
All the dignitaries were already seated at the Indoor Sports Hall of Nnamdi Azikiwe, Enugu, venue of the Congress , while the delegates were being called in when the Minister in the company of Senior Special Assistant to the President on Justice Reforms, Juliet Ibekaku, stormed the venue at about 2p.m.
The thugs, who chanted the praises of the Minister, chased away the delegates.
The Minister had Friday night at the party secretariat in Enugu, expressed his frustration with the Congress process, which entrusted the party executives with waiver and subsequently an undue advantage.
Onyeama said the development made him to report to President Buhari who kept mute.
The rampaging thugs further pounced on members of the congress committee from the APC National Secretariat and beat them up.
As the rampaging thugs moved towards the high table, security operatives quickly whisked the dignitaries away to save them from harm.
With the dignitaries, the accredited delegates out of the way, the Minister and his group took control of the venue.
