The former Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Enugu State Chapter, Dr. Ben Nwoye has described as ‘ridiculous’ the purported suspension of Ginika Tor, the commissioner representing Enugu at the Federal Character Commission, FCC.
Ginika Tor who represents Enugu state at the FCC was reportedly suspended by the zonal leadership of the party on Tuesday, 19th March, 2024.
Dr. Nwoye wondered what the rationale behind the action could be at a “time the party at the national level is more concerned on how to tackle the numerous challenges facing the country and ensure the safety of lives and properties in Nigeria.
Briefing newsmen on Wednesday, 20th March, 2024 in Enugu, the APC Chieftain said the action of the zonal Chairman, Dr. Arodiogbu is not only illegal but calls to question, the motive of the Zonal vice about Enugu APC.
“Hon. Tor is just a member of the APC, there’s no section of the party, where you’re required as an ordinary member to be suspended by the state and then ratified by the zonal. It’s ridiculous and I wonder why a gentleman like Dr. Arodiogbu would allow himself to be dragged into such macabre dance.
“It has become a routine practice for Dr. Arodiogbu to take a trip back and forth into Enugu to look for stars and leaders of Enugu to suspend. He has done that before when he came down to Enugu claiming he has suspended the former Senate President, former Governor, former speaker of Enugu state including myself.
He needs to go and read the constitution because those things aren’t called for in the constitution. The only place you can be suspended as a member is at the ward level and you’ve right to appeal and there must be a process.
Nwoye maintained that the suspension announced on the pages of newspaper is a sponsored attempt to push out those that genuinely worked for the party and called on President Bola Tinubu to look into those appointed into office.
“The mistake of appointing people that worked against the president is the cause of all these nonsense because if the right people; those who worked for the president have been appointed to serve as minister, the sponsors of this type of media war will not have a tooth to bite. But because they came in and they’re reaping where they didn’t sow, they can think about suspending those that worked for the president.
While advising the state Chairman of the party; Ugochukwu Agballah to borrow a leaf from other state Chairmen that are working day and night to unite the party in their various states, Nwoye urged the zonal vice chairman to work towards building the party and not announcing suspensions without replacing those purportedly suspended.
“The only thing the leadership of APC Enugu does, unfortunately in connivance with Dr. Arodiogbu is to come back to Enugu and imaginary sack people. They’ve never held any rally where they asked the national chairman to come and receive anybody unlike what happened when I was the chairman. During my time, our national Chairman came and welcomed big-wigs into the party.
“I’m pleading with the zonal vice Chairman to stop reducing his political status and stop visiting No 80 Nza Street, for the purposes of dismembering what’s left of APC in Enugu state. I begin to wonder what he stands to gain.”
A Labour Party member advising Ndi APC. Nothing Aboki no go see for gate. This man during his tenure spent all his 8 years fighting virtually all the leaders and never built the party or held meaningful meetings at ward and LGA is now advising us to allow a parallel executive so he will sneak back because all levels are well guarded from state to all wards including his own ward.