The National Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has dismissed the expulsion of Hope Uzodinma, its governorship candidate in Imo State, by the state chapter of the party.
Earlier on
Thursday, the Imo APC had announced Uzodinma’s expulsion for supporting
the candidate of another party, as well as engaging in anti-party
activities.
However, a statement by Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu, the
APC National Publicity Secretary, on Thursday evening, referred to
Uzodinma’s expulsion as “null and void”.
The statement read: “The
attention of the National Working Committee (NWC) of our great party
APC, has been drawn to the purported expulsion of our governorship
candidate in Imo State, Senator Hope Uzodinma, through a statement
signed by the former chairman of the party in Imo State, Mr Dan Nwafor.
“We
want to state categorically that the former Imo State Working Committee
of the APC led by Mr Nwafor was dissolved after majority of members of
our party in Imo State lost confidence in their ability to lead the
party to victory in the forthcoming general elections, especially due to
their involvement in several anti party activities.
“Consequently,
the NWC had since set up a Caretaker Committee in Imo State led by
Chief Marcelinus Nlemigbo to pilot the affairs of the party in Imo
State. Therefore, Mr. Nlemigbo remains the only recognised Imo State
Chairman and any decision which do not emanate from this recognised
Caretaker Committee as regards the affairs of the APC in Imo State is
null and void.”
The party also reaffirmed its position on not
tolerating indiscipline on the part of members and urged them to remain
steadfast in their support.
The statement continued: “We call on
our teeming supporters in Imo State to remain steadfast and disregard
such reports as it does not have the blessings of the NWC.
“The
NWC is paying keen attention to events as they unfold in Imo State and
the party would always take appropriate measures to protect the
interests of the party.
“Let it be stated clearly that APC would not tolerate indiscipline from any member of the party under any guise.
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