The Imo State Governor,
Rochas Okorocha, has said that Adams Oshiomhole, the Chairman of the All
Progressives Congress (APC), has no powers to suspend him.
Recall that on Friday
March1st, the National Working Committee of the APC announced the suspension of
Governor Okorocha and his Ogun state counterpart, Ibikunle Amosun, for
anti-party activities. Both governors are supporting governorship candidates of
different parties.
Recall that on Friday
March1st, the National Working Committee of the APC announced the suspension of
Governor Okorocha and his Ogun state counterpart, Ibikunle Amosun, for
anti-party activities. Both governors are supporting governorship candidates of
different parties.
In an interview with
Channels TV last night, Okorocha said the party National chairman, Adams Oshiomole,
is working towards the destruction of the party and that Oshiomole, does not
have the power to suspend him.
“I just heard from media
reports that I have been suspended from the party (APC). I think Adams is
seeking for relevance and attention. He doesn’t have such powers to remove
somebody without following due process.
I have also decided to sack
him myself. If he thinks he can just stand up and say he is suspending me from
a party I founded without due process, in the same manner I have also sacked
him from the party.
I think Adams is the
biggest player of anti-party in APC. The man has simply destroyed the party to
a great extent.
The candidate that
Oshiohmole imposed on the party in Imo State lost his votes for the
Presidential election and all the members of the coalition in Imo State worked
for PDP” he said
In a related development,
Governor Okorocha, in a statement released by his Chief Press Secretary, Sam
Onwuemeodo, last night, said President Buhari is not in support of Oshimhole’s
action of suspending him.
The statement read:
“Adams Oshiomhole has done
so many strange things with the party and it would be wrong for anybody to
think that President Buhari, known for his penchant for decency, honesty and
forthrightness would be on the same page with the national chairman.
“The President was voted by
Nigerians across the geo-political zones because he has proved to be real and
can be trusted. When he said he was fighting corruption, you saw it happening.
It cannot be the same thing with someone who saw sold the tickets of the party
to the highest bidders.
“We have yet to see any
Nigerian living that would have defeated President Buhari in that election. He
has earned the confidence and trust of most Nigerians, and in states where he
lost, you could see traces of wanton manipulation and mutilation of election
figures like in the case of Imo. In other words, the President has nothing to
do with Oshiomhole’s disdain for the right actions and the chairman’s penchant
for lawlessness and total disregard for the party’s constitution.”
Both Okorocha and Amosun
have thrown their weights behind governorship aspirations of candidates other
than APC’s for the March 9th governorship election. While Amosun is campaigning
for Abiodun Akinlade of the Allied People’s Movement (APM), Okorocha is
campaigning for his son in-law, Uche Nwosu, of the Action Alliance.
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