By Tony Icheku in Owerri
The previous Director-Common of Voice of Nigeria (VON), Chief Osita Okechukwu, yesterday reiterated his name for the removing of Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma because the Chairman of Progressive Governors Discussion board (PGF), contending that the governor has constantly demarketed the All Progressives Congress (APC) and appears to have disregard to the philosophy of progressivism and rule of regulation
Okechukwu, whereas reacting to the reason by the APC’s Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka on the removing of Uzodimma because the Chairman of the Edo State APC gubernatorial major election committee, described it as injury management often adopted to cowl some malfeasance.
“In any other case, the obvious truth is that the Edo State gubernatorial major election my brother chaired was not free, honest, and clear. And it was cancelled and he was excluded from the repeat, these clear info bury each innuendo or insinuation. These are nothing however the reality and the vindication of my humble place of claiming he must be eased out as chairman of PGF to keep away from wreaking additional havoc,” he argued.
Happening historical past lane, Okechukwu maintained that the misfortunes of South-east began with the 2021 Anambra State gubernatorial major election which in keeping with him, Uzodimma mangled by imposing an unpopular candidate inflicting APC to lose the election
“Uzodimma metastasized APC’s congressional elections within the South-east zone in 2022, a prelude to the 2023 common elections”, he affirmed, mentioning that there are great benefits to inner democracy if the tremendous tenets of inner democracy are obeyed.
Describing the Imo State governor as a case examine of the peak of impunity and narcissism, Okechukwu recalled how Hon. Ugo Agballah was imposed by Uzodimma as chairman of the Enugu State chapter of APC, just a few weeks after he defected from the PDP.
“To be trustworthy, authoritarianism displayed by Gov Uzodimma generated hatred, rancour, malcontents, and alienated APC membership earlier than Peter Obi’s issue,” he submitted.
In a associated growth, the United Progressive Basis (UPF), a political motion committee of the APC has added its voice to the controversy, arguing that requires the removing of Gov Uzodimma, because the chairman of PGF should not misplaced.
UPF famous that Uzodimma’s actions through the years have by no means yielded any optimistic dividend for the APC, stressing that the time has come to take away the governor from influential positions within the get together, notably the headship of APC Governors’ Discussion board.
In an announcement by its nationwide secretary, Dr. Steve Igweze, UPF remarked that Uzodimma’s choice to usurp the features of the returning officer within the botched Edo State APC governorship major was the peak of political rascality and govt impunity.
UPF identified that the APC nationwide chairman, Alhaji Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, did the correct factor by distancing Governor Uzodimma from the repeat major in Edo State, regardless of the injury management.
Whereas dismissing the flimsy excuses bandied by the South-east APC Nationwide Vice Chairman as rantings of an assault canine, UPF suggested Arodiogbu to come back down from his excessive horse and admit that Uzodimma erred by deploying his rigging trademark of violence and breach of due course of as soon as extra within the Edo State gubernatorial major election.
UPF mentioned the choice by the nationwide management of APC to cancel the first was not solely a repudiation of the method but additionally a vote of no confidence in Uzodimma’s affect, including that as a substitute of attacking the South-east deputy nationwide vice chairman should commend Mr. Osita Okechukwu for rising for the get together’s good picture.
