Rivers: APC Crisis Deepens As Stalwart Responds to Alleged Involvement in Meeting To Support Atiku

• The crisis in the Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has reached a fever pitch
• Engr Chukwudi Dimkpa, a party chieftain, has been accused of meeting ex-Governor Rotimi Amaechi to plot against President Bola Tinubu
• It was gathered that a resolution was reached at the meeting to support former Vice President Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)

FCT, Abuja - Engr Chukwudi Dimkpa, a chieftain of the Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has denied allegations that he was part of a secret meeting with ex-Governor Rotimi Amaechi to plot against President Bola Tinubu in the build-up to the 2023 presidential polls.

Dimkpa’s reaction to clear the air in response to the allegation levelled against him by Tony Okocha, another chieftain of the party who is the current factional chairman of the party in Rivers State.

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Daily Trust reported that Okocha led some party delegates to Abuja to pay a courtesy visit to the party’s national chairman of the APC, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje.

Reports confirmed that it was at this visit that Okocha told Ganduje that Dimkpa and some party members held a secret meeting with Amaechi where they were said to support the presidential ambition of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar.

Dimkpa denies Okocha's allegation

Meanwhile, Dimkpa debunked the allegation in a statement released on Sunday, October 8, by his Special Adviser on Media, Stephen Deegbara.

According to the statement, Dimkpa said he was never part of any meeting where whatever decisions Okocha had “conjured” were taken.

He said:

“We note that as a committed member of the APC, Engr Chukwudi Dimkpa has devoted his time, energy, and resources along with other stakeholders to ensure that the APC emerged victorious in the just concluded polls.”

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Meanwhile, the controversy surrounding the academic certificate obtained by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been amplified by his top opponent, Atiku Abubakar.

Abubakar, a chieftain of Nigeria's main opposition party, the PDP, dragged President Tinubu to a US court; now he is claiming the president forged the certificate he obtained from the Chicago State University (CSU).

A supporter of President Tinubu and chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Ibrahim Muritala, spoke to Legit.ng in an interview and criticised Atiku's moves.

Source: Legit.ng