From Fred Itua, Abuja
Factional national chairman of APGA, Sly Ezeokenwa, has described Edozie Njoku as an impostor, who is out to destroy the party.
Addressing newsmen in Abuja, Ezeokenwa said Njoku and his cohorts were not members of the party anymore, since he defected from APGA in 2007.
He revealed that Njoku was out to destroy APGA ahead of next year’s governorship election in Anambra State, where the incumbent governor, Chukwuma Soludo, is contesting for a second term.
Ezeokenwa accused INEC of working with the Njoku-led faction to destroy the party ahead of the elections.
He said: “Following the judgment of the Court of Appeal on June 24, 2024, it affirmed the judgment of the Bwari High Court. The Court didn’t recognise Njoku as the chairman of APGA. APGA, whose leadership was questioned, was never joined in the suit. This is another phase and we will overcome it and the party will be better for it.
“The fact that APGA was never a party to the suit was why I appealed the judgment of the Court of Appeal. Njoku is an impostor and INEC has recognised him as the chairman.
“We have pleaded with INEC to furnish us with the court order that recognised Njoku as the national chairman of APGA. The same group of people who claimed that the Supreme Court affirmed them as the leaders of the party, did everything possible to frustrate us from filing our case. The Court of Appeal has decided that we have all the grounds to appeal. We now have grounds to appeal.
“The Court of Appeal granted us leave to appeal. Their argument is that you cannot deny us the right to appeal since it is a leadership issue.
“As a political party, we are hopeful that the judiciary will do the right thing and uphold the rule of law. Njoku is not a member of APGA. He left the party on his own volition in 2007. We will need to start telling Nigerians the truth about the whole thing.
“Chekwas Okorie, who granted a press interview on Wednesday, was expelled from APGA in 2004. We got to the Supreme Court and he lost. He went ahead to form another party. We know their game and we will beat them to it. The only interest of those fighting APGA is to bury the party.
“INEC should convene a meeting and resolve to immediately recognise me as the national chairman of APGA. After the elections in Edo, INEC should immediately meet and do the right thing.”
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