The All Progressives Congress on Thursday wielded the sledgehammer against the Imo State Governor, Anayo Rochas Okorocha for gross anti-party activities with immediate effect.
The Imo State Chapter of the party suspended the governor after a report of a disciplinary committee set up to investigate allegations of gross anti-party activities against Okorocha.
The party said its action was in line with Article 21 (B) I-VI of the APC constitution (October, 2014 as amended).
The Chairman of the Imo State Caretaker Committee of the APC, Prince M.O. Nlemigbo said the anti party activities of the governor which formed the basis for its action include:
Sponsorship of a rival political party, Action Alliance (AA) in Imo State and its governorship candidate, Uche Nwosu; open denunciation of APC and its Governorship Candidate in the State, Senator Hope Uzodimma; and open canvassing of votes for Action Alliance (AA) and its governorship, National and State Assemblies’ candidates.
A letter by the Imo State Chapter of the APC signed by the Chairman conveying the suspension to the National Chairman of the APC, Mr. Adams Oshiomhole, regretted that Okorocha who is supposedly the party’s Senatorial Candidate for Imo West Senatorial District, has vowed to undermine the APC and its electoral interest.
According to him, “To save the party from the machinations of Governor Anayo Rochas Okorocha, Our State Caretaker Committee highly recommends the expulsion of the governor from the APC so that he can fully move to his party, the Action Alliance (AA)”.
The chapter reaffirmed its commitment to to ensuring the victory of the APC in all the elections in Imo State and appealed for support and understanding from the national body towards achieving this.
A nine-member Disciplinary Committee of the state chapter of the party had listened to the overwhelming evidence of anti-party activities tendered by one Prince Ikechukwu Unegbu against the governor before submitting its final report to the State Caretaker Committee, recommending Okorocha’s suspension.
