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Enugu APC Crisis: Ugo Agballa frustrating Adamu’s efforts – Ude alleges

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More reactions have trailed the reported expulsion of the former chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Enugu State, Barr. Ben Nwoye and five others by the Ugo Agballa-led APC in the State.
TATTLENG reports that the State congress of the party, which was held last year, produced two factions, one led by Barr. Ugo Agballa and another led by Comrade Adolphus Ude.
However, the outgone national caretaker committee of the party later presented a certificate of return to Agballa, prompting aggrieved members to file litigations in various courts.
There have been underground efforts to reconcile the warring parties but all that appears to have become futile with the latest development.
It could be recalled that the Agballa-led APC while announcing their expulsion, accused Nwoye and five others of anti-party activities. https://dailypost.ng/2022/05/04/enugu-apc-crisis-worsens-as-ex-chairman-nwoye-flays-reported-expulsion/
Nwoye, however, waved it aside, describing their purported expulsion as a non-issue, as according to him, a non-member had no right to expel bonafide members.
Similarly, in a statement made available to TATTLENG on Thursday in Enugu, Ude said it was shocking that at a time concerned members were making efforts to unite the party, Agballa was busy throwing spanners.
He said faithful members of the APC in Enugu State were shocked “to hear the news of the expulsion of the pillars of the party in the State by a purported State chairman of the party, Hon Barr. Ugochukwu Agballa.
Ude, who is leading mainstream members of the APC in Enugu State, said that “by this action, Barr. Agballa is openly trying to frustrate the efforts of the APC National Chairman, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, who is working assiduously to unify the fragmented party.”
He re-echoed Nwoye’s claims that “Agballah is not a member of the party, so he has no right to expel anybody.”
He added that “this reckless action by Agballa has proven that he does not have the interest of the party at heart.
“At this time that all other parties are mobilizing their members to organize primaries and prepare for the electioneering campaign, Agballa is busy looking for who to expel.
“Many States do not have people in the national caucus of the party, but Agballa had the temerity to expel Group Captain Joe Orji (rtd), a former governor and member of the national caucus of the APC.
“Agballa, who claimed he entered the party last year also purportedly expelled foundation members and pillars of the party like the celebrated former State chairman of the party, Dr. Ben Nwoye and others.
“These were the people who labored under the sun and the rain to nurture the party to the present attractive state that Agballah, widely known as a pathological gold digger, had to leave his inconsequential role in the PDP in search of a job in APC.”
He said it was quite curious that Agballa displayed a high disregard for the APC constitution and the fundamental human rights of individuals “as he also expelled Barr. Chukwudi Igwe for doing his professional job as a lawyer by instituting a case for a client against him (Agballah).
“Nowhere in the world is a person restricted from practicing his profession because of his party affiliations. Agballah should know this as a lawyer.
“Chief Ocho Obodoeze, a grassroots mobilizer and a major financier of APC in Enugu State was also expelled for doing nothing.”
He recalled that the present National Chairman of APC, Sen Abdulahi Adamu, in his former position as the chairman of the APC Peace and Reconciliation Committee “made various recommendations aimed at bringing peace amongst the different factions of the party in Enugu State. Agballa jettisoned those good ideas and is ruling the party like a Czar.”
Comrade Udeh said “these are the damages the party is suffering because the Buni led Caretaker Committee decided to foist a stranger on the party in Enugu even as notable voices like Sen. Dr Ken Nnamani (GCON), former governors: H.E. Barr. Sullivan Chime and Group Captain Joe Orji (rtd) all maintained that the congress where Ugo Agballah purportedly emerged as a chairman was a charade.
“These notable men also stood on the ground that Agballah was not a bonafide member of the party when he came to contest for chairmanship.”
Udeh said he expects that the Deputy National Chairman (south), Chief Emma Eneukwu, who knows the programme of the national chairman and is also a foundation member of the party, should stop Ugo Agballa from destroying the party in a crucial election year.
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How Aspirants Are Using APC Presidential Declaration To Negotiate Senate Tickets

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Several of the aspirants vying for the presidential ticket of the All Progressives Congress, APC are using the platform to also make a stake for the Senate, TATTLENG.COM has learnt.

Senator Godswill Akpabio who declared his intention on Wednesday for the presidency, it was learnt, could also use the platform to successfully negotiate to be Senate President in the event that someone from outside the South-South zone gets the presidential ticket.

The only other contender for a principal officer position with him is Senator Francis Alimikhena who is also fighting the political battle of his life with Comrade Adams Oshiomhole.Oshiomhole had a month ago while celebrating his birthday declared his interest in the senate. He, however, has met stiff resistance from Senator Alimikhena who is determined to return to the Senate with the dream of vying for the office of Senate President or any other prominent position that could come to the South-South.Declaring his intention to bid for the Senate then, Oshiomhole had said:“It is true that for quite sometimes, many of our people have asked me why don’t you contest for the Senate and I said first APC has crisis, let us fix the crisis, let there be convention because you cannot begin to discuss what kind of baby you are going to have when you are not married.“Our leaders from the six local government areas have gathered here today to say I should contest and I believe that with your support, we will get there,” he had declared last April.However, with the rough battle at home in Edo North, Oshiomhole like Akpabio and some other contenders for the presidential ticket of the APC, it was gathered has decided to show strength at the national level by declaring for the presidency with the Senate being a soft landing.TATTLENG.COM gathered that the bid by these presidential declarants fits in with the Villa cabal who in the next few days up the chorus for a consensus with those heeding the call being given Senate tickets and other positions.Send   

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Tension Mounts In Akwa Ibom Over PDP Ward Congress

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Palpable tension is gripping the mainstream of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in Akwa Ibom State over issues arising from the just concluded election ward congress of the party with the state leadership apprehensive of the prospects of the cancellation of the exercise.

Some of the party aspirants especially the governorship aspirants and their supporters had during the exercise raised allegation of disenfranchisement and election irregularities.

It could be recalled that Governor Udom Emmanuel had denied the allegations that the party disenfranchised anyone during the ward congress, insisting that those complaining never went to their ward centres.The tension was further flamed last Monday when some youths staged a peaceful protest to the Akwa Ibom State Secretariat of the PDP at Atan Offot, Uyo to lay complaints and express dissatisfaction over the conduct of the election of Ad-hoc delegates in the state.TATTLENG.COM even gathered that some aspirants and chieftains had immediately petitioned the National Working Committee (NWC) of the Party in Abuja, and demanding  the cancellation delegates election.Also, there was widespread speculation among supporters of the various aspirants that the dates for the party primaries would be extended to enable the party address the grievances.But the statement by  the electoral umpire on Thursday May, 5, 2022 warning that political parties that failed to conduct their primaries for the nomination of their candidates beyond June 3, 2022, risks disqualification seemed to have dashed that hope.The INEC stance on the political parties primaries deadline may have even worsened the tension in the state chapter of the party as some chieftains declined to comment on the development.The tension among the supporters of the governor in the PDP who went away with victory during the ad-hoc delegate election flows from what was described as the avalanche of petitions from Akwa Ibom State bordering on irregularities in the conduct of the congresses. Reacting to the situation in the state a source privy to happenings in the party simply told TATTLENG.COM in confidence: “The complaints you are hearing are expected. It is normal in every contest. Even if Umo Eno does not pick the PDP ticket, only one person among all of them aspiring will pick it. For me whoever emerges, I will support the person. It is not a do or die affair.”Send   

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2023: Abia: APP knocks PDP, zones guber ticket to Abia north

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The Abia State chapter of the Action Peoples Party (APP), has resolved to zone its gubernatorial ticket to Abia North Senatorial district of the State.
It also specifically micro-zoned the deputy governorship slot to the people of Umunneato of Abia Central Senatorial district, while the people of Ukwa from the Abia South district will occupy the position of the Speaker in the State legislature.
But the opposition party has also knocked the State ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, over alleged misrule and bad governance.
The Abia State Leader of the party, Mascot Uzor Kalu said this on Friday in a statement made available to newsmen in Umuahia, capital of the State.
Kalu also affirmed that the party has a working document on the zoning of the Abia governorship seat that will last for the next 20 years.
He also said the APP, which is on a rescue mission in the State, has come to free the suffering people of the State from the PDP-inflicted shackles of bad governance.
TATTLENG recalls that Kalu was former Chief of Staff to the former Governor of Abia State, Senator Theodore Orji representing Abia Central Senatorial district and had contested and lost in the last by-election to represent the Aba North and Aba South Federal constituency in the House of Representatives.
However, in his political move, he said, “the formation of APP is based on equity, justice and fairness, as these basic ideologies compelled the leadership of the party in Abia State to make clear pronoucement on its zoning arrangements.
“APP is coming to rescue Abians in 2023. It is important we support them to succeed. It is a party of equity, justice and fairness”.
2023: Abia: APP knocks PDP, zones guber ticket to Abia north

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