From Ifeoma Ejiofor
The Anambra State governor, Prof. Charles Soludo, has allegedly deployed heavily armed security operatives including soldiers, mobile policemen and state government agents to seal off the head office of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) led by Edozie Njoku in Awka.
Addressing a gathering of journalists amidst party faithfuls at the gate of the sealed office, the Vice National Chairman (South East), Engr TonyUche Ezekwelu expressed shock that state governor could lock out officers and members of the party that produced him.
Ezekwelu lamented that change of party leaders and control is not in anyway a death sentence but a rejigging of party structure for effective performance and political alertness.
He described the act of sealing the party office as politically motivated, especially when other adjoining/adjacent offices including the Healthy Living with Nonye Soludo, the office of the governor’s wife was affected.
According to the party chief, the state government agents, the soldiers and policemen stormed the APGA state headquarters located on Road One of Udoka Housing Estate to carry out the action in the early hours of Tuesday, August 27,2024.
Reacting vide a telephone interview from his Abuja national office, Chief Edozie Njoku, confirmed having received information and reports about the sealing of the party’s head office by Anambra state government officials.
He said he would consult immediately with the National Secretariat of the party on the matter and would take appropriate necessary action immediately.
Hear him, “It is true, I got the information this morning (Tuesday) that the party office was sealed by a government agency.
“So, I am consulting with the National Secretariat. It is after the consultation that we will decide on the action we take.
” I need to know the true facts on the ground, and my Secretaries are making calls; once we have the true picture, we can have a proper and accurate reaction.”
Mr. Christian Aburime, Press Secretary to the Governor when contacted, said he was not aware of the incident.
