…with Agballah as Chairman, APC can’t win any election in Enugu, they declared
Stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from Enugu State yesterday stormed the National Headquarters of the party (Buhari House) in Abuja, asking for the removal of the state party chairman, Chief Ugo Agballah
The stakeholders numbering over 10 were led by the former Senate President, Senator Ken Nnamani.
Other members were: Foreign Affairs Minister, Geoffrey Onyeama; immediate past governor of Enugu State, Sullivan Chime and Director General of Voice of Nigeria, Osita Okechukwu.
They declared that the move was the only means to rescue the ailing Enugu APC.
Addressing journalists after a meeting with the National Chairman of the party, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, the delegation accused Agballah of ‘appropriating the state party as a personal possession.’
A chieftain of Enugu APC, Chief Nweke Gbazuagu, said that the agitation for his removal became imminent after the party chairman’s suspension at the state level.
He said: “Agballah came in through a manipulated process amid protest. But somehow he was given a certificate of return. As we speak, he has been suspended by his ward chairman.
“Very importantly, it should be noted that he has been lawfully removed by his Udi/Agbudu ward of Udi LGA of Enugu State on the 19th day of August 2022 by an overwhelming majority of party members in his ward. A copy of the resolution is hereby attached.”
In a petition dated August 30, 2022 and addressed to the APC National Chairman the delegation begged the NWC to rescue Enugu APC from its downward spiral, implosion and imminent collapse.
The statement partly read, “The Party is imploding and on the brink of imminent collapse. It is in no position as things stand, to be competitive in the General Elections.
“The leaders now believe that a radical solution is called for to save the state party from total collapse and disgrace in the state.
“A major crack however emerged during the State Congress, when Mr. Ugochukwu Agballah, was surreptitiously manoeuvred into the party to become its state chairman to the bewilderment and vehement opposition of a majority of the party members who knew his antecedents as a person and in Enugu State politics.
“Agballah was given the benefit of the doubt by a few leaders of the party and issued a Certificate of Return.
“It was felt by those few leaders that the party needed to change direction at all cost and have a vibrant leader who could finally unite the party in the state.
“Unfortunately, the new Chairman did not waste time in proving those majority leaders who opposed his emergence correct in their warning.
“This petition is written with a view of notifying the National Chairman and National Working Committee of APC of the state of affairs of our great party in Enugu State.
“As elders of the party in the state, we strongly believe that it is our duty to bring these anomalies to your attention for urgent remedial action. A stitch in time saves nine!
“We urge the NWC to immediately save the party in Enugu State from total collapse by removing Mr Ugochukwu Agballa from office and in his place put a Caretaker Chairman who should be someone not within the present State Executive Committee.
“The party still stands a chance of remedying the situation and being competitive in the general elections.”
However, when the state party chairman was contacted he disclosed that the crisis rocking the state party was deeper than the picture painted by the delegation.
Ameh David
September 4, 2022 at 8:42 pm
Ugochukwu Agballah is really working hard to make sure that he delivers Enugu state, All these men going to NWC for removal of Ebeanaeje can’t even go to their ward to hold party meeting, they are APC in Abuja and PDP in Enugu … I strongly believe in Ebeanaeje Ugochukwu Agballah, with him Enugu shall rise again. Ugochukwu Agballah remains the state chairman, he is a man for everyone
Abubakar Hadi Ikechukwu
September 4, 2022 at 8:46 pm
All these food is ready politicians should live us and our chairman alone. We have focus, we have target, our target is to win election and we disagree to be distracted
Ebus
September 4, 2022 at 9:10 pm
Those so called stakeholders are only interested in money that will be coming to Enugu for Tinubu’s Campaign. Stakeholders that don’t have a stake in their polling units. Non of them has ever won in his unit.
Mad people everywhere!
Njeze Charles Nwabueze
September 5, 2022 at 5:24 am
Please, these agitators are not stakeholders of APC, as stakeholders they are supposed to be known as men who support the party starting from their pulling units, wards, L.G.As and then the state and if possible the national level. I bet with my inheritance, these men are not known in their wards. These men are just after the Tinubu Campaign funds, which Barr. Ugochukwu Agballah told them that it’s not business as usual, you must work before you reap, there is no way they can remove the capacity chairman because they are not even members of APC. They were planted by the PDP moles, to cause problem among the people of APC, I pity who ever stands with them. Barr. Ugochukwu Agballah is unstoppable, he has been carrying out his duties So profoundly!!! We the known members of APC Love Barr. Ugochukwu Agballah and he remains the chairman of APC Enugu State.
Blessing Odenigbo
September 5, 2022 at 6:56 am
Which stakeholders?. They’re retired politicians, sons of Eli by names Hophnis and phinehases. Our capacity state chairman Hon Chief Barr Ugo Agballah is a goal, he brought light, progress and libration in Enugu State APC and with him lion building is our destination. On Sunday 4 September, all APC members in Enugu State, State executives, local government executives and ward executive passed vote of confidence on him as the best APC State chairman ever.That he should continue his good work as our capacity state chairman. No body will remove or try to remove him. The so called retired stakeholders that can not win their polling unit, want the campaign money that Tinubu is about to bring. That is why they want our capacity state chairman to be removed, because they feels that he will be an obstacle for them. Our gubernatorial candidate chief Uche Nnaji Nwakaibie, said that he doesn’t want any money from Tinubu for campaign, that he is equal to the task. Means he can do the whole campaign with his money to avoid problems. Then after elections that Tinubu will balance him. Lion building is our assurance with Barr Ugoo Agballa, chief Uche Nnaji and Barr George Ogara in Jesus Name.