APGA Threatens Soludo Over Anti-Party Activities

By Suleiman Anyalewechi

The All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA, has threatened to wield the big stick on its only Governor professor Charles Soludo.

The Edozie Njoku- led National Working Committee, NWC, has been embroiled in a battle of wits of recent.

The crisis which was a direct consequence of the July Appeal Court ruling recognizing Njoku as the authentic National Chairman of the party has been spiraling in the last few weeks.

The Source reports that even with the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, officially listing Njoku as the duly recognized National Chairman of APGA ,the  Governor, the only elected on the platform of the party, has refused to tag along.

Following a serious disagreement over who between Governor Soludo and the Edozie led NWC will superintendent over the selection of APGA’s candidates for the September 28 scheduled Local Council polls, the Awka Headquarters of the Party was a few weeks ago, sealed by State actors, on the alleged directives of the Governor.

The Anambra State Governor has also gone ahead to sponsor a legal challenge of the Edozie-led NWC at the same Appeal Court.

At a media briefing in Abuja on Wednesday September 25, Chief Edozie accused Governor Soludo of masterminding several moves to truncate the ongoing rebuilding process in the party.

The National Chairman regretted that Professor Soludo has refused to respect the court ruling that confers legitimacy on his leadership.

According to him, the APGA NWC will on Thursday, make public names of persons, including Governor Soludo, who are engaged in various anti-party activities.

“The Local Government Election is going to take place on September 28. But Charles Soludo ought to understand that he is just a Governor and not an Emperor.

“He, Soludo, has gone ahead to get the House of Assembly to make a law whereby the party cannot field their candidates.

“The Governor and his cohorts, rather have gone ahead to field their preferred candidates behind the party.

“They are pushing us to the limit and they are believing that the Governor of Anambra state is bigger than the party”, Edozie stated.

He, however, warned that very soon, the party will prove to everybody including Governor Soludo, that individuals can never be bigger than the party .