Anti party activities: Shake-up as APC okays suspension of former Govs, Minister, other party bigwigs
…Nnamani, Orji Kalu, Onyeama, enlisted
Decisions shaking up the ruling Party, the All Progres sives Congress (APC), on Thursday attracted more concern with a ratification of suspension for some of its stalwarts.
Keynote stalwarts of the ruling Party came under the wrath of the Party, after the its leadership found allegations of anti party activities linked to the affected bigwigs were established.
Some of those on the suspension list include former Senate President, Sen Ken Nnamani; Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama; former Gov Sullivan Chime; former Speaker of Enugu state House of Assembly, Hon Eugene Odo; among others.
Southeast Zone of the APC hence has ratified the suspension of the Party bigwigs accused of anti-party activities in Enugu and Abia States.
The Zonal Secretariat of the Party stated that the ratification followed the South East Executive Meeting of the APC on April 16, 2023.
The National Vice Chairman (Southeast) of the APC, Ijeomah Arodiogbu said that they agreed that, in order to strengthen APC in the zone, “the Party must enforce discipline amongst its members.”
In Enugu State, those found guilty of anti-party activities by their Ward Executives have been ratified by the Zonal State Executive.
They include former Senate President, Sen. Nnamani; Minister of Foreign Affairs, Onyeama; former Gov Chime; former Speaker of Enugu state House of Assembly, Hon Odo; Director General Voice of Nigeria, Mr Osita Okechukwu and former Commissioner in Enugu State, Barr Joe Mammel.
Others are SA to Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Flavour Eze; former chairman of the Party in the State, Ben Nwoye; former deputy state chairman, A. C. Udeh; Obodoeze Ocho; Chukwudi Igwe; Kingsley Uduji; former Military gov, Joe Orji; Mr. Maduka Arum (A.K.A Mama) and Chidera Obed.
Those whose suspension was ratified from Abia State are Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, Hon Sam Nkeire, Hon. Uche Sampson Ogah, Senator Nkechi Nworgu, amongst others.
Responding to the ratification of the suspension of the Party bigwigs from Enugu, the Publicity Secretary of APC in Enugu State, Chief Ezeanyawu Michael, confirmed that the action was “a right step in the right direction.”
“I want to further use this opportunity to call on the APC leadership, at both the state and national levels, not to relent in its efforts to rid the party of saboteurs,” he was quoted.
The aftermath of the 2023 general elections have informed shaking within the camps of major political parties, with the leadership of the parties lashing rods of disciplinary actions on members believed to have worked against their respective parties for reasons known to them.
