2023 Guber Polls: Uzodimma Warns Labour Party, Says Imo Belongs to APC
- Governor Hope Uzodinmma is full of confidence that he will dominate his opponents at the 2023 gubernatorial polls
- The Imo state governor says the sudden rise of the Labour Party (LP) does not scare him
- He said his position is solidified as he is loved and admired by the people and residents of Imo state
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Imo, Owerri - In the build-up to the Saturday, November 11 gubernatorial elections, the Imo state government has warned opposition parties, especially the Labour Party, that the state belongs to the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) and cannot be unseated.
According to a statement issued by the special adviser to Governor Hope Uzodinmma on public communication, Collins Ughalaa, the government advised the Labour Party to restructure its organisation before considering unseating the incumbent party.
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As reported by the Punch newspaper, Ughalaa revealed that the leadership of the Imo state chapter of the Labour Party has been in a heated rift over an alleged imposition of a caretaker committee.
Ughalaa said:
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“...18 notable leaders of the party, including nine governorship aspirants, rejected the imposition of a caretaker committee, describing it as ill-timed and lacking in proper consultation.
“The imposed caretaker committee chairman, Festus Onyekwulisi, in an effort to justify his imposition, boasted before journalists that the Labour Party would sack Governor Hope Uzodimma during the next election and such other mumbo jumbo."
The governor's aide boasted that no other candidate in the state has the capacity and profile of Governor Uzodinmma.
He said:
“By the special will of God, Governor Hope Uzodimma is seated like the Rock of Gibraltar, and no boastful claim made under exuberance can remove him. Hope Uzodimma and Imo people are like five and six – they are intertwined, like conjoined twins, and cannot be severed by mere hallucinations."
Court Remands Former Deputy Governor in Prison Few Days to Election
Meanwhile, former deputy governor of the PDP in Imo state, Gerald Irona, has been remanded in prison custody by a magistrate court in Owerri.
The presiding magistrate of the court, C.N Ezerioha, gave the ruling after hearing from the defence and prosecuting counsel.
However, the magistrate also ruled that the court had no jurisdiction to hear the matter.
Court Stops Popular APC Gov From Arresting PDP Reps Candidate, Gives Fresh Order
In another development, Gov Hope Uzodinma has been restrained from arresting PDP House of Representatives candidate Ikenga Ugochinyere.
The court, in a ruling delivered by Justice Adepoju, equally barred the Imo state government from humiliating or attacking the supporters of the Ugochinyere.
The judge also granted prayers for substituted service of the originating processes on the state governor and the Ebubeagu Security Network to be served by the state's liaison office in Abuja.
Source: Legit.ng
