…..Nigerians Please Tell Soludo To Allow APGA
The governor of Anambra State, Chukwuma Soludo, is accused by the chairman of the board of trustees (BoT) of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Chekwas Okorie, of spreading false and deceptive propaganda against Edozie Njoku, the party’s national chairman.
He forewarned that the governor’s deceptive campaign would not succeed.
In a statement, Okorie asserted that despite the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) verifiable compliance with the Supreme Court’s 23 March 2023 ruling upholding Njoku’s election as the party’s legitimate chairman, Soludo has persisted in causing issues within the party.
His statement read in part, “These purveyors of the false narrative have variously stated that APGA was not a party to the suit at the Supreme Court and that Chief Edozie Njoku was not affirmed the national chairman of the party
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“It is to be emphasized that the erroneous judgment of 14th October 2021 has since been discarded and has ceased to exist in the records of the Supreme Court of Nigeria.
“It is this judgment that the FCT High Court 40, Bwari enforced in its well-considered judgment delivered on 6th June 2023, which specifically affirmed Chief Edozie Njoku as the National Chairman of APG
“It is this same APGA that Governor Chukwuma Soludo appointed his Special Assistant called Sly Ezeonwuka and foisted him as the national chairman of the party in an illegal convention nullified by a court of competent jurisdiction and affirmed by the Court of Appeal.
“This is a clear case of executive rascality by a governor who swore to an oath of office to uphold the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the rule of law
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In about 20 out of 22 years of the existence of APGA, all national activities of the party were held at Awka, Anambra State. Over 60% of the National Working Committee of the party comes from Anambra State.
“INEC which has the statutory mandate to ensure that political parties observed Federal Character in its leadership structure as clearly stated in the Electoral Act turned the other face until recently that Daniel has come to judgment in the person of Chief Edozie Njoku as National Chairman.
“Nigerians who are lovers of democracy should join to admonish Governor Soludo of Anambra State to allow APGA to breathe.”
