Sacking Of Imo APC Chairman: Uzodinma Says “The Law is On Our Side; MacDonald Ebere Remains the Imo State APC Boss

By Charles Igbo

Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodinma, has reacted to the sacking of the Imo State Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Dr MacDonald Ebere, by the Supreme Court.

The Apex Court had, on Friday, May 27, 2022, sacked Ebere as Chairman, and upheld Dan Nwafor as the APC authentic Chairman.

The Nwafor faction is loyal to former Governor of the State, the embattled Senator Rochas Okorocha.

The fear is that the judgement by the Supreme Court could have a devastating effect on the Imo APC. For instance that it could reduce, as null and void, the Congresses and Election Primaries held in the State Chapter. And that it has handed over the party to Nwafor, and by extension, Okorocha.

But Uzodinma says perish such thoughts. He says nothing has changed. He says that Ebere remains the Chairman of the APC, Imo.

He says the held Congresses and Primaries are not affected in any way, and remain intact.

These are his reasons, in his own words.

“The period under discussion has expired.

“The National Convention  has since conducted fresh congresses.

“The current Exco, non of them are parties to the case.

“They were duly elected and confirmed by the National Convention.

“The National Convention  is the highest organ of the party. Whatever they decided is the final.

“Whatever that is done by the Convention is final as decided by the Supreme Court in Markarfi and Ali Modu Sheriff.

“I did not hear the Supreme Court give any consequential instructions. All they did was to dismiss an appeal.

“So MacDonald Ebere and his Exco remain the authentic Executive of APC in Imo State.

“However, assuming, but not conceding, to the fact, if anything happens, and there is a change of the State Executive, the Primaries and Congresses are being conducted by the national leadership of our party.

“The State Executive does not conduct primaries, nor do they conduct congresses. You can see that the electoral panel that are working in Imo State. They came from Abuja.”