December 11, (THEWILL) – The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has warned its members against honouring invitations for a purported stakeholders meeting of the party, scheduled for Monday, December 12, 2022, at Awka, the Anambra State capital.
A statement issued by the Party’s National Secretary, Muhyideen Imam, declared the meeting, called by Governor Charles Soludo, illegal.
The statement noted that Prof. Soludo failed to seek the consent and approval of the Party’s National Working Committee (NWC) as well as its National Chairman, Chief Edozie Njoku, for the meeting.
The statement read: “Our attention has been drawn to a party stakeholders’ meeting, which is being convoked by Prof Charles Chukwuma Soludo, the Governor of Anambra State, under the supposed leadership of Chief Victor Ike Oye, at Awka, on Monday, December 12, 2022.
“While the Governor has the right to call for a meeting of party stakeholders at any time, we wish to state that such meetings must have the approval of Chief Edozie Njoku, the National Chairman of APGA.
“As long as such a meeting does not enjoy the approval of the National Chairman of APGA and the National Working Committee (NWC), it shows that Governor Soludo might be knowingly or unknowingly implanting division in the party, at this critical stage of the coming elections.
“This cannot be good for our election fortunes come 2023. We wish to advise all candidates and stakeholders of our great party to keep a distance from such a gathering, bearing in mind that there will soon be rectification of all candidates at INEC.
“We plead with Governor Soludo to endeavour to respect the decision of the Supreme Court, which favoured Chief Edozie Njoku, as the authentic National Chairman of the party.”