Mr. Godwin Udu, a former National Secretary of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), has accused the party’s factional national chairman, Mr. Edozie Njoku, of hindering the party’s progress.
Njoku recently stated that he had assumed office, citing support from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and a Supreme Court directive.
On the other hand, a different faction has claimed to have taken legal action in the Abuja High Court, alleging that INEC failed to demonstrate Njoku’s legitimate holding of a national party position.
In response to the situation, Udu released a statement on Sunday, asserting that Njoku and his associates are creating disruptions to divert attention from the party’s rightful leadership and stakeholders.
“Edozie Njoku thinks that he can outsmart the National Chairman, knowing that this one, like his predecessor, Victor Ike Oye understands the game of politics.
“Our case with Njoku is coming up in October; so, let’s see which court gave him (Njoku) an order to be APGA’s national chairman”.
“It’s obvious to party faithful that Edozie Njoku is merely using skirmishes to launch himself into becoming the chairman of APGA. And this he has started doing lately again because the Anambra election is coming up next year.
“He likes hobnobbing with one failed APGA candidate to another, promising them tickets. Someone has given them an assignment to go and create confusion in the party.
“This is someone who never participated in any APGA convention anywhere, yet he’s claiming the position of the national chairman of the party.
“We shall not fold our hands and leave him to destroy APGA and use the party as his meal ticket.
“You should go and look for what to do and leave APGA alone. Enough of people using Njoku to form APGA faction, because APGA is bonded from wards, local governments to states and national executives.”
