The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State has warned that the response of the national working committee (NWC) of the party is a direct invitation to anarchy in the state.
The warning comes after the NWC directed Chief Tony Okocha to commence the processes of Congress from the ward to the state levels in October, despite a court ruling that sacked Okocha’s caretaker committee and reinstated Chief Emeka Beke and his executive as the duly elected Exco of the party.
Darlington Nwauju, spokesman of the party in Rivers State, said in a statement that “the danger signal is incalculable and has the potency to scare away investors as no business or investment can thrive in an atmosphere bereft of the rule of law.”
Nwauju emphasized that no individual or group of individuals has the right under the law to act, serve or represent the APC Rivers State chapter without the express approval of the validly Elected Executives of the party under Emeka Beke, as doing so will lead to an affront on the court.
The party also warned that it shall not fall for the “fake news” peddled by Mr Festus Fuanter, Assistant National Secretary of the APC, claiming that validly elected Executives of the APC in Rivers State were long dissolved by a Court of law.
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Nwauju described this suggestion as “embarrassingly untrue” and “most unfortunate,” adding that it speaks volumes of the capacity of this individual to maintain institutional memory.
The party also criticized the activities of the current NWC, saying they are constituting a great cog in the wheel of progress for the party and communicating a rather taciturn posture to party cohesion while debasing pluralism of thoughts and encouraging dissent.
Nwauju urged Nigerians to peruse the entire forty-eight page judgment delivered by Justice S.H. Aprioku in Suit No. PHC/CS/3592/2023, emphasizing that the suit was instituted on behalf of aggrieved members of the State Executive Committee by the Secretary of the Rivers State chapter of the APC and not the Chairman.
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