APGA Chairman Vows To Suspend Soludo, Others From Party

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Chief Edozie Njoku, says the Governor of Anambra State, Prof. Charles Soludo, is on the verge of being suspended from the party, due to anti party activities.

Chief Njoku hinted that 80 percent of the APGA hierarchy has agreed for Soludo and others to be suspended for anti party activities, adding that their names would be announced by the party soon in a bid to sanitize and instill discipline, decorum and orderliness in the party.

“Remember what the Chairman of the APGA Board of Trustees said, that we the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party should take action so that we don’t look like toothless bulldogs.”

“But if the only Governor we have is pretending or playing to the gallery, making these honest people to go in and commit anti party activities, we must nip this in the bud. I don’t know what Soludo is playing at and I don’t know what his problem is, but he must conform himself under the party” the APGA Chairman said.

Chief Njoku made this known while briefing judiciary correspondents after attending proceedings at the Federal High Court Abuja, in a suit filed by some persons being sponsored by Governor Soludo against the party.

According to Njoku, the suit was aimed at securing an interim injunction for INEC to stop recognizing him as the authentic National Chairman of APGA but unfortunately for them, the court presided over by Justice James Omotosho, had refused to grant the application, insisting that they must put the National Chairman of APGA and others on notice.

“They went to Awka and filed the suit, suddenly the judge in Awka was very smart, and he pulled out of it.
They came to the Federal High Court again. They filed another one behind our back, they were applying for an interim injunction behind the back of the national chairman of the party and APGA,

“The local government elections are going to take place in Anambra on the 28th but what we should understand about this is that Charles Soludo, the governor, should know that it’s a political system he’s not an emperor.”

He submitted that “Soludo must know that if there is anything filed in this court, it is going to be filed by APGA. He cannot bring someone not recognised by the law, and who is already facing a contempt charge, which is a man called Sly. He has already been served with Form 48, alongside Oye, who is going to be sentenced soon.”

“A Supreme Court judgment has been enforced at the lower court, and has been affirmed by the Court of Appeal. You went for Stay at the appellate court and the court said, no, we cannot stay this man.”

Njoku revealed that ahead of the off-cycle governorship election in the state in 2025, the party has no sole candidate for the election and anyone interested in becoming the governor of Anambra State should come forward and go through the process which, according to him, would be seamless.

“If you recall, I have been preaching peace, peace and peace because it is not in the interest of the party for us to start suspending elected officers, to suspend a governor, to start suspending House of Assembly members, to start suspending the Senator from Abia.”

Garry Ochigbo, Edited By Blessing Nyor