Victor Ezeja
The aftermath of the recent general elections has deepened the crisis in the Enugu State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) leading to the expulsion of prominent members including a former governor, Sullivan Chime, ex-Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Eugene Odoh.
Also among those expelled is the Director General of Voice of Nigeria, Osita Okechukwu; former commissioner for Tourism, Ozor Joe Mmamel; Special Assistant to Foreign Affairs Minister, Flavour Eze; and former House of Representatives candidate in 2019, Maduka Arum (AKA Mama).
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This was announced during a press conference in Enugu on Thursday by the state party secretary, Robert Ngwu, who alleged that they were involved in anti-party activities.
According to Ngwu, those slammed with suspension include the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, and former Senate President, Ken Nnamani.
Ngwu said the latest development was the outcome of the party’s State Executive Council meeting which ratified the recommendations of the party’s Disciplinary and Fact-Finding Committee.
He said: “The party is fully aware of the nefarious activities of the previous administration of the party in the 2015 and 2019 general elections.
“With that in mind, the party reviewed various petitions and reports from the fact-finding committee and the disciplinary committee against some individuals.
“They are Sen. Ken Nnamani, Barr. Sullivan Chime, Hon. Geoffrey Onyeama, Hon. Eugene Odoh, Mr Osita Okechukwu, and others from their different local government areas.
“The petition bothered on anti-party activities and other offences against the APC constitution.”
The party alleged that Sen Ken Nnamani and Sullivan Chime openly endorsed and campaigned for the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr Peter Mbah. They also alleged Geoffrey Onyeama and his SA, Flavour Eze campaigned for the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi, and worked for the Governorship candidate of PDP, Mbah, using federal government palliatives like Cooking Stove, Wrappers, rice and garri.
Victor Ezeja is a passionate journalist with seven years of experience writing on economy, politics and energy. He holds a Master's degree in Mass Communication.
