Anambra Governorship Election: APC Expels Party Chieftain for Congratulating Soludo
- Barely a month after its loss in the just-concluded Anambra governorship election, the APC in the state is already showing signs of disunity
- A prominent chieftain of the party in the state has been expelled by the APC authorities in Anambra
- The man at the centre of it all, Okelo Madukaife, dismissed his reported expulsion, stating unequivocally that he remains an APC member
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Awka - The Anambra state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has sacked its publicity secretary, Okelo Madukaife for congratulating Anambra governor-elect, Professor Chukwuma Charles Soludo.
The state chairman of the party, Basil Ejidike announced the sack of Madukaife at a press conference in Awka, the Anambra state capital on Sunday, November 14.
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He said Madukaife who was suspended in June this year had continued to parade himself as the public secretary to the extent that he appeared on national television recently to congratulate the Soludo of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA).
His words:
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“Okelo was suspended in June this year. We were surprised that he has continued to parade himself as the publicity secretary of the party. That ought not to be.
“On behalf of APC Anambra state, we wish to clearly state that Okelo Madukaife is no longer a member of our party and so he can’t be or function as the publicity secretary of our party in the state.
“Anybody dealing with him as a member of APC or publicity secretary of the party is doing so at their own risk.
“We wish to state categorically that as far as the Anambra governorship poll is concerned, we have not congratulated anybody.
“But we are aware that since June, he has been raining abuses on our party. He has been replaced by assistant publicity secretary, Nonso Chinwuba.”
When contacted on the telephone, Madukaife said he remained the state’s publicity secretary.
His words:
“As I’m talking with you, I’m still doing my work very effectively, discharging my duties as the publicity secretary of the party in the state. So, I don’t know what you are talking about.
“Ejidike is on his own. The whole chapter has discovered that he is a sellout who collected a lot of money to sell our primaries out.”
APGA Group Says Last-Minute Defectors Deceived Andy Uba
Meanwhile, a group within APGA on Sunday, November 14 declared that the governorship candidate of the APC in the Anambra governorship election, Senator Andy Uba, was duped by defectors.
The national coordinator of the group, APGA Media Warriors Forum, Chinedu Obigwe, stated this at a press conference in Awka, the Anambra state capital.
He said Senator Uba’s decision to challenge the outcome of the poll in court would compound his woes.
Victor Umeh Reacts to Andy Uba’s Threat to Seek Legal Redress
In a related development, former national chairman of APGA, Senator Victor Umeh, has said his party is ready to confront Senator Uba in court.
Umeh was reacting to Uba's statement that he was robbed of his mandate and that he would do everything possible to reclaim his mandate in court.
Speaking on the development, Umeh said APGA’s lawyers are fully prepared for the legal challenge.
Source: Legit.ng
