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2019 Election: Imo APC Unhappy With Okorocha's Family Politics, Petitions Buhari,
Oyegun
An All Progressives Congress, APC, group in Imo
State under the aegis of the Imo APC Restoration Coalition, has reported
Governor Rochas Okorocha to President Muhammadu Buhari and the National
Chairman of the party, John Odigie-Oyegun.
It called on Buhari and Oyegun to call Okorocha to
order.
The coalition warned that with the way Okorocha was
handling his succession plan, the APC may be heading for a shameful and
colossal failure in the state in the 2019 elections.
It alleged that the endorsement of the son-in-law of
the governor was being obtained through blackmail and coercion.
In a communique issued yesterday at the end of its
meeting held at the country home of Dr. T.O.E Ekechi, former presidential
campaign director on Planning and Strategy, in Imerienwe, and read by Dr.
Ekechi on behalf of the coalition, the stakeholders said, “Having seen and
witnessed contemptible, despicable and condemnable happenings in our great
party in the state in recent times, we are convinced that unless urgent steps
are taken to call certain people to order, the APC is headed for a shameful,
abysmal and colossal failure in the 2019 elections.
“This will tragically cut across and, regrettably,
affect the presidential, governorship, National Assembly and Houses of Assembly
chances.
The coalition members expressed concern that “these
endorsements are taking place in the hallowed orbit of the Imo State Government
House under the watch of the governor.
“We are embarrassed because this theatre of the
absurdity, as we have confirmed, has the full backing of Imo State Government
as the person being endorsed, one Chief Uche Nwosu, his son-in-law, is also his
serving Chief of Staff. As a matter of fact, this is an anomaly and points to a
dangerous and destructive party politics of APC in Imo State.
“We, therefore, call our members to caution, as
endorsements do not frankly reflect the true picture of Imo APC. We call on
Governor Okorocha to act as a true unifier, a leader to ensure a level playing
field for all APC aspirants in all positions.
“To that effect, we reject in its entirety, the
endorsements of Nwosu as being currently carried out in our party. This is so,
because, these leprous endorsements have the capacity and capability of
truncating and dismantling the very cord that binds us together as family.”
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