The desire of Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State to have a strong All Progressives Congress (APC) in the South-East region is fast becoming a tall dream as the state chapter in Enugu, which he devoted much time to build, has returned to the path of perfidy.
The desire of Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State to have a strong All Progressives Congress in the South-East region is fast becoming a tall dream as the state chapter in Enugu, which he devoted much time to build, has returned to the path of perfidy.The All Progressive Congress in Enugu State is enmeshed in a fresh leadership crisis over the sack of its founding leaders.
Even after the leadership contention was addressed by the court, Uzodimma who has acquired the sobriquet “Governor General of the South-East” among members of APC in the region, did not stop his support to the executive in the state, and their decision to build a “new” Enugu APC that led to the sack and suspension of members including foundation members of the party, alleged to be moles in the system.
Two days later, the group appointed Alphonsus Nwafor, as its acting chairman and ratified the appointments of Sunday Onah, David Nwobodo and Callistus Ngwu as acting deputy chairman, acting deputy organising secretary and acting treasurer, respectively. He insisted that the constitution of the party “provides that only a higher level of the party can remove a member of state executive and sets conditions precedent.”
“No organisation or party can grow or succeed in the atmosphere of indiscipline and lack of adherence to laid down rules and regulations. Hence, enforcement of discipline and sanctions as provided in the extant laws are ways of strengthening the party and enforcing law and order,” the statement added.
It also restricted them from accessing and operating the bank account of the party at the UNEC branch in Enugu, as well as accessing the state office of the party at No. 598 Bishop Onyeabor Street in GRA, Enugu North local government. Arodiogbu insisted that Agballah has not only been the “voice of the voiceless and helpless masses whose businesses and economic livelihood have been completely destroyed and obliterated by the heartless ruling party” in the state but also the “voice of political prisoners and speaks truth fearlessly to power.”
The matter is already gaining impetus with those who have issues with Agballah and his style of administration of the party aligning with the faction that announced his suspension from the party. While some of them have insisted that it is time he should be shown the way out, others stated that he had returned vibrancy and was suited to provide the necessary vibes that could challenge the ruling party in the next general elections in the state.
But another chieftain of the party, Jideofor Ofoegbu, spotted in the court premises on Tuesday countered him. He insisted that APC would never win elections in the state with the way and manner Agballah was running the party, stressing that “he sees himself as above the constitution and he is doing this because he has the support of the likes of Uzodimma and Nnaji.”
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