The All Progressive Congress, APC, in Imo State, weekend, accused the Imo State government of allegedly burning down its secretariat in the state.
The party also asked the state House of Assembly to stop the impeachment process against the state Deputy Governor, Prince Eze Madumere, just as it expressed “astonishment,” over the usurpation of its power by Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Hon Acho Ihim, whom it accused of unilaterally removing the Majority Leader of the House, Dr. Uche Oguike, without reference to it, pointing out that such responsibility was “the prerogative of the party.”
The state chairman of the party, Dr. Hillary Eke made these known in two separate statements in Owerri, the Imo State capital, weekend.
“On Friday, the 5th of May, hoodlums led by some government functionaries attacked the party office, destroying everything in the state chairman’s office and carted away documents and other valuables.
“Subsequently, on Friday, 11th May, fire from strange sources engulfed the state party office in broad daylight.
“However, the national chairman of our party has advised that the Local Government Congress be shifted till Monday, May 14, 2018,” Eke stated.
On the on-going moves by the state assembly to impeach the Deputy Governor, Eke hinted that the Speaker of the House of Assembly, Hon Ihim might face suspension from the party and subsequent removal as Speaker over his alleged unilateral and illegal removal of the Majority leader, Uche Oguike, to pave the way for the proposed impeachment exercise.
He also frowned at the alleged impeachment plot against the Deputy Governor, Prince Madumere by some members of House of Assembly, describing “the mission as ungodly.”
“The attention of the state executive (of APC) has been drawn to the news making the rounds that Imo State House of Assembly intends to initiate an impeachment process against the Deputy Governor of the state, His Excellency, Prince Eze Madumere.
“We wish to advise anyone involved in this ungodly mission to desist as such news is not healthy as this point in time the party is making concerted efforts to unite.”
Eke further declared that the purported removal of Dr. Oguike as Majority leader of the House, was not only unconstitutional but an aberration to the rule of law.
He then announced the indefinite suspension of two party chieftains in the state- Chief Charles Amadi and Okenze Sylvester Obinna over their alleged anti-party activities.
He said that the two suspended party leaders failed to honour invitations from the party’s disciplinary committee to defend themselves over accusations of anti-party activities.
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