A former National Secretary of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, Mr Godwin Udu has accused the factional national chairman of the party, Mr Edozie Njoku of working against the progress of the party.
Edozie announced recently that he had assumed office, declaring that he had the backing of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, and a Supreme Court order.
However, another faction said it had filed a lawsuit in the Abuja High Court challenging INEC’s alleged failure to provide evidence that Njoku ever held a national office in the party.
Reacting to the development in a statement, on Sunday, Udu claimed that Njoku and others were merely heating up the system apparently to distract the rightful leadership and owners of the party.
“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,” he said.
According to him, Mr Njoku was subtly scheming on how to become the national chairman of the party ahead of the Anambra State governorship election in 2024, adding, “the whole idea is to reap where he did not sow”.
He said, “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.”
