The crisis within the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, intensified on Thursday as National Chairman Edozie Njoku issued a stern warning to Anambra State Governor Chukwuma Soludo, demanding recognition of his leadership or facing severe repercussions.
This warning followed the Appeal Court’s dismissal of a motion by the Sylvester Ezeokenwa faction, which sought to delay the enforcement of a court judgment directing the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to recognize Njoku as APGA’s Chairman.
On Thursday in Abuja, the Appeal Court reaffirmed Njoku’s leadership and rejected the Ezeokenwa faction’s attempt to suspend the judgment.
Despite several court rulings, Governor Soludo has continued to reject Njoku’s leadership, exacerbating the party’s internal strife. Following the court’s decision, Njoku told journalists that Soludo’s ongoing defiance would no longer be tolerated and emphasized that it is time for the governor and his supporters to either accept the situation or face serious consequences.
He said, “A narrative was created that there are some fresh facts and the Court of Appeal is going to throw me out. They went to all the TV stations to create a narrative that there was something wrong with the clear judgment passed by the Court.
“We’ve gone to the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court has been clear. The lower court, which has the right to enforce, has enforced. It has moved up to the Court of Appeal. The Court of Appeal has affirmed the enforcement of the lower courts, and they are still going around, causing tension everywhere, trying to send our party backward.
“The governor is putting so much energy into having my recognition in INEC removed, but my removal is not possible because it’s based on the law. It’s based on facts. It’s based on the fact that I won the convention in Owerri. Before you can remove me from INEC, you must disprove the fact that I was elected chairman in the Owerri convention.
“They did so much to remove me, but through the grace of God, and knowing that the fact is on our side, it is impossible for them to remove me as National Chairman. Time is no longer on their side; it is now or never for them to embrace peace.”
(allnews.ng)
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