A bunch referred to as Civil Society Coalition for Transparency, CSCT, yesterday, referred to as on the Nationwide Chairman, Umar Ganduje to promptly intervene and rescue the All Progressives Congress, APC, Enugu State Chapter from anti-democratic forces earlier than it becom s too late.
The President, CSCT, Hon Mike Femi, made the decision whereas expressing concern over the present state of affairs of the social gathering within the State whereas mentioning anti-party actions allegedly by some social gathering chieftains.
Femi additionally warned that if Nationwide Chairman wouldn’t come over to Enugu State APC issues will get out of hand, which may negatively have an effect on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu reelection in 2027.
He stated: “The Nationwide Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Alhaji Umar Ganduje ought to dabble into this disaster rocking the social gathering right here in Enugu State earlier than it precipitated President Bola Ahmed Tinubu reelection.
“We’ve got noticed with consternation an insipid anti-democratic forces making an attempt to orchestrate disaster inside the ranks of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Enugu state chapter.
“The nice folks of Enugu State, particularly members of APC woke on Saturday July 27, 2024 with a weird information of the suspension of the state Chairman of the Get together, The Hon. Ugochukwu H Agballah by a handful of members who have been both on suspension or dealing with interdiction.
“The group in a macabre dance gathered in a lodge room in Enugu, the place a gaggle learn a disjointed speech to the impact that Chief Agballah and three others had been suspended.
“The three others in keeping with them included: the state Deputy chairman, Chief Augustine Alumonah; the Treasurer, Jude Aniogbo and the Organizing Secretary, Emeka Eze. The group levied outlandish allegations in opposition to the officers of the social gathering.”
He additional stated, “The following day being Sunday July 28, 2024 the identical group declared the the suspended Vice Chairman, Enugu West Senatorial District, Alphonsus Nwafor because the Appearing State Chairman.
“This misguided group rushed to Abuja on a fruitless voyage the place they wasted one week within the lodge chasing shadow, in a failed try to satisfy the Nationwide Chairman of the social gathering, H. E Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje. When their ill-fated mission crumbled, they returned to Enugu dejected.”
Based on the Coalition, the group’s sponsors went forward to acquire an exparte order from an Enugu State Excessive Courtroom, “a most embarrassing exparte injunction order restraining Chief Agballah and ten others from serving as officers of the social gathering.” The group additionally stated the exparte order was circulated on the social media as effectively.
The Coalition counseled and stated that, “It’s heartwarming nevertheless to notice the unprecedented solidarity and help proven to the State Chairman, Agballah and the three different officers by Ward chairmen, Native Authorities Chairmen, social gathering stakeholders and members, as they rapidly met to dismiss the phantom suspension insisting that Agballah remained the State Chairman whereas different officers additionally remained of their positions.
“The short intervention of APC South East Zone is sort of commendable for dragging Hon Justice Ezeugwu to the Nationwide Judicial Council (NJC) over such reckless exparte order issued with out becoming a member of the social gathering or placing it on discover.
“The social gathering additionally noticed that the Impartial Nationwide Electoral Fee (INEC) was not joined within the go well with opposite to the Electoral Act 2022.
“We’ve got made our impartial investigations and are available to the identical conclusion as alluded by teeming APC members and stakeholders within the state, that what is going on in Enugu APC is a case of the hand of Esau and voice of Jacob.
“It’s crystal clear that the dissidents are being bankrolled by the Peoples Democratic Get together led state authorities, therefore the simple entry to the Excessive Courtroom Choose who can put his profession in jeopardy to difficulty such exparte injunction order!
Based on the assertion, the Coalition stated, “Our investigation revealed that tens of millions of Naira have been put aside for the venture to take away Agballah and destabilize the social gathering within the state.
“The sponsors of this dastardly act are offended with Agballah for his current criticism of the senseless demolition of individuals’s companies, outlets and buildings in Enugu and Nsukka and the illegality of the tax being levied on peasant merchants by the state authorities.
“The Hon Ugochukwu H Agballah, the stormy petrel of Enugu politics lately additionally stormed Enugu prisons in solidarity with Hon Barr Vivid Ngene the politically imprisoned Labour Get together candidate for Enugu South whose rerun election was 3 times scuttled.”
In the meantime, the Coalition reinstated its dedication to face in opposition to silencing of the opposition in Enugu State.
“As a company dedicated to the promotion of excellent governance and development of democracy and democratic ethos, we’re alarmed by this devious plot to chop down the voice of opposition in Enugu state by subterfuge. The Hallmark of democracy is powerful opposition parts that function a verify on the excesses of the ruling social gathering.
“We name on this anti-democratic forces to permit opposition to breathe in Enugu State for democracy to fester. They need to cease forthwith the sponsorship on inner rebellion in APC Enugu state.
