Women leaders of the All Progressives Congress
(APC) in Imo State led by Theresa Ohanuha have warned the party’s national
chairman, Adams Oshiomhole, not to enter the state forthwith to avoid their
wrath.
This was contained in a communiqué issued after
their protest on Saturday against the suspension the state governor, Rochas
Okorocha, from the party by the National Working Committee (NWC) led by
Oshiomhole.
According to them, Oshiomhole does not have
moral justification to remain the party chairman after failing to deliver
President Muhammadu Buhari and APC in his council and state during the February
23 elections.
They accused
the former Edo State governor of unnecessarily attacking, insulting and
suspending Okorocha who they said “built the party” in the South East.
“These actions of Oshiomhole
negatively affected the outcome of the recent presidential election in Imo. The
suspension of the Imo West senator-elect, Governor Rochas Okorocha, on the
basis of anti-party activities is unacceptable.
“We are sure that Mr. President is
not aware of these events. We, the APC women in Imo State, respectfully appeal
to Mr. President to call Oshiomhole to order.”
Meanwhile, Okorocha has exonerated
Buhari from his travails in the APC.
The governor insisted that his clash
with the party was solely the creation of Oshiomhole.
In a statement yesterday, his Chief
Press Secretary (CPS), Sam Onwuemeodo, said: “Rochas Okorocha has said that
President Muhammadu Buhari is too decent and cannot be part of Mr. Adams
Oshiomhole’s appetite for lawlessness, especially in running the affairs of the
APC.”
According to the statement,
Oshiomhole has been accused of doing many strange things.
“Adams Oshiomhole has done so many
strange things with the party and it would be wrong for anybody to think that
President Buhari, known for his penchant for decency, honesty and
forthrightness, would be on the same page with the national chairman.
“The national chairman of the party
has told the world that he wanted to ensure party supremacy, and he has been
doing so to the best of his ability, because from all indications he has his
own idea of party supremacy.
“Oshiomhole’s idea of party
supremacy could be the purported suspension of two governors on the platform of
the party few days after the presidential and national assembly elections in
which the party did well without any contribution from him.”
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