From Everest Ezihe, Owerri
Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo state has allayed fears that last Fridays Supreme Court ruling on the Imo state All Progressives Congress (APC) leadership will affect the State Working Committee, led by Mac Donald Ebere
The Governor declared that the ruling has nothing to do with the current State Working Committee of the party, insisting that McDonald Ebere remains the chairman of the All Progressives Congress in Imo State
The Supreme Court had on Friday, declared Chief Dan Nwafor as the authentic Imo State Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC,
The judgment has however raised fears and concerns over the state of the newly elected APC working committee in Imo state
According to a press statement issued from the Office of the Governor by the media aide to Governor Uzodimma, Oguwike Nwachuku “Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State has dismissed any fear that may arise from the Supreme Court judgement that said Daniel Nwafor and not Chief Marcellinus Nlemigbo, was the Chairman of the All Progressives Congress in Imo state, based on the suit instituted against Nlemigbo’s leadership by Nwafor years back.”
The Governor said if anything, the law was rather on the side of the Imo APC currently under the Chairmanship of MacDonald Ebere going by the ruling, hence there should be no cause for alarm.
Governor Uzodimma urged APC faithful to go about their party activities with confident that the MacDonald Ebere leadership or tenure is standing on a firm ground and legally protected based on the Party’s rules.
He pointed out that the period under discussion has expired and the party’s National Convention has since being conducted with fresh congresses.
“The National Convention is the highest organ of the party. Whatever they decided is the final.
“Whatever that is done by the convention is final as decided by the Supreme Court in Ahmed Markarfi and Ali Modu Sheriff case.”
Uzodimma pointed out that he did not hear the Supreme Court give any consequential instructions, adding that all they did was to dismiss an appeal.
“So MacDonald Ebere and his exco remains the authentic executive of APC in Imo State..
“The state executive does not conduct primaries, nor do they conduct congresses. You can see that the electoral panel that are working in Imo State, the members came from Abuja.”
Governor Uzodimma further pointed out that the period under discussion had since expired and that neither Marcellus Nlemigbo nor Dan Nwafor is the Chairman of the party in Imo State currently because the National Convention of APC has since conducted fresh congresses.
“Because the period we are talking about, their tenure has expired, there is nothing there again for anybody to benefit from.”
