APGA Crisis: Edozie Njoku Can’t Threaten Soludo, Says Ezeokenwa 

.Dismiss action by splinter group as delusional 

Onyebuchi Ezigbo in Abuja 

The national chairman of crisis engulfed All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has described the purported suspension of leaders of the party by Edozie Njoku faction  as delusional. 

He also condemned what he described as reckless statements made by Njoku against the Anambra state Governor, Chukwuma Soludo, and other party members. 

Ezeokenwa said this at a press conference at the party’s National Secretariat in Abuja, yesterday. 

He spoke in response to a pronouncement by a factional APGA Chairman, Edozie Njoku, suspending some key leaders of the party including himself.

Ezeokenwa described as laughable a situation where a non party member would wake up one morning and announce the suspension of bonafide members including the party’s national leader. 

He said, “We categorically condemn Chief Edozie Njoku’s reckless statements against Governor Chukwuma Soludo and other party members. 

“It is with deep regret that we witness the farcical and delusional antics of Chief Njoku, who yesterday brazenly claimed to have suspended esteemed members of APGA, including myself, Barr. Ifeatu Obi-Okoye, and Dr. Alex Obiogbulu. 

“This purported suspension, issued from a place of sheer imagination rather than any legitimate authority, is not only laughable but also serves as a clear indication of the lengths to which Njoku will go to distract from his own inadequacies. 

“Let us be unequivocal: Edozie Njoku does not possess the locus to suspend loyal and dedicated members of our party. His actions reflect a desperate attempt to exert control over a party of which he is not even a member. 

“By what right does a stranger seek to suspend the very architects of APGA’s success? 

“It is like an intruder attempting to evict homeowners from their own property. Such audacity is not only unfounded but also offensive to the integrity of our party.”

Ezeokenwa further stated that the party will not stand idly by and allow individuals or groups who don’t  share APGA’s spirit of dedication to the service of humanity destroy the sacrifices of its founding fathers. 

He assured APGA members and the general that while the party is diligently pursuing legal means to resolve issues, it will not allow impostors to drag it’s reputation to the mud.

“The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, APGA and I were granted leave to appeal the Court of Appeal judgment of 28 June 2024 to the Supreme Court. 

“It was the said judgment of the Court of Appeal that Njoku and his co-travelers have hinged their illicit claim on, notwithstanding that the said judgment did not make any express order recognising Njoku as APGA National Chairman.

“In reiterating the firm principle of law on the need to join APGA and I in the case, the Court of Appeal confirmed that this move was “apposite and bespoke,” as I was validly elected Chairman of the party. 

“Those were the exact statements of the Court of Appeal. But Njoku came out in full force in his characteristic manner and again spewed lies about what transpired in the court, going through the back to appeal the court ruling after misleading the public that he won again at the Court of Appeal,” he said.