….Suspend 20 leaders at various levels for antiparty activities
The National leadership of the All Progressives Congress, top appointees and stakeholders of the APC have laid to rest the leadership crisis rocking the party in Enugu State, reaffirming that Agballah remains the chairman of the party in Enugu.
At the expanded meeting of the party held in Enugu on Saturday, the leaders and stakeholders “frowned at the recent display of gross indiscipline and total disregard to the APC Constitution by some misguided party members who met in an hotel and purportedly announced the suspension of the Enugu state Chairman of APC, The Hon. Ugochukwu H. Agballah; the State Deputy Chairman, Chief Augustine Alumonah; the State Treasurer, Hon Jude Aniogbo and the State Organising Secretary, Hon. Emeka Eze.”
The meeting further observed “that the actors are only 14 in number but they went ahead to forge peoples signatures and append their names as if they were part of the illegality, without their consent.
“That these are people who have long been working with opposition party are on a mission to destabilize APC and keep it in perpetual crisis.
“That more than 35 persons whose signatures were forged and names appended in the purported suspension document without their consent have issued a disclaimer distancing themselves from the illegality.
In their communique which was read by Sen Chuka Utazi, the stakeholders maintained that that “the purported suspension did not follow due process as no meeting was held, no petition was written and it was never discussed at SEC and the national levels were never notified, no fact finding was made in accordance with the party’s Constitution before the purported announcement of illegal suspension.”
The communique also said that 20 leaders of the party have been suspended from office for gross misconduct following their failure to appear before the Disciplinary Committee to state their position. The affected persons are as follows;
1. Nkanu East: Uche Egbonwonu
2. Igbo-Etiti: Chibuike Onoduagu.
3. Igboeze South: UBAh Onah.
4. Nsukka: Clifford Ezema zema.
5. Enugu East: Ages Agu.
6. Isi-Uzo: Paul Olinya.
7. Welfare Sec: Innocent Uroko.
8. Physically Challenged: Obetta Ifeoma.
9. Zonal Youth Leader, North: Harrison Obochi.
10. Publicity Secretary: Michael Ezeanyanwu.
11. Zonal Chairman, West: Alphonsus Nwafor.
12. State Asst. Organising Secretary: David Nwobodo.
13. State Asst Auditor: Sunday Onah.
14. State Youth Leader: Peter Chime.
15. Enugu South LGA Chairman: Ndubuisi Agbo.
16. Enugu West Zonal Youth Leader: Onyeka Ezegbunam.
17. Awgu LGA Sec. Samuel Okonkwo.
18. Enugu South: Innocent Ogbodo.
19. Isi-Uzo sec: Nnamani Denis Sunday.
20. Igboeze North Sec: Eze Ugwu Christian.
On national issues, “the stakeholders sent hearty congratulations to the Governor of Imo State, H.E Sen. Hope Uzodinma over his resounding victory at the Supreme Court and his outstanding leadership of the party in the South East zone.
“The Enugu APC stakeholders thanked Ndigbo for not participating in the recent protest against the government of President Ahmed Bola Tinubu. We have absolute confidence in the Renewed Hope Agenda of Mr. President.”
The meeting also added that: “The APC Enugu State is ready and will fully participate in the forthcoming Enugu State Local government Council Elections.
“The stakeholders encouraged the teeming party faithful in the state to keep faith with the party and not relent in holding their regular meetings at the Wards and Local Government Areas. The party and the federal government will not disappoint them.”
The communique was signed by Chief Emma Eneukwu Deputy National Chairman South (Rep. APC National Chairman); Chief Uche Nnaji, Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology; The Hon Ugochukwu H. Agballah, State chairman; Chief Augustine Alumonah, Deputy State Chairman, Evang. Dr Walter Madu, State Asst Secretary; Hon. Dan Eneagu, Vice Chairman, Enugu West; Chika Idoko, Vice Chairman, Enugu North.
Others are: Mrs Amaka Onu PhD, State Woman Leader; Barr. Vincent Chieyinne, State Legal Adviser; Barr George Ogara, APC Deputy guber candidate, 2023; Princess Ekene Ozubu, For Women Stakeholders; Prof. Nick Ezeh, Enugu West Senatorial candidate; Prof Tony Nebo, Pro-chancellor/Chairman Governing Council Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ebonyi State, Comrade Fidelis Edeh, Pro-chancellor/Chairman Governing Council, Micheal Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike, Chris Ajodo, Chairman APC Uzo-Uwani and for other APC L.G.A Chairmen and Alex Okeke, Secretary APC, Udi LGA for Other L.G.A Secretary
