Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Imo State, Sen. Hope Uzodinma, has been expelled from the party for alleged anti-party activities.
Uzodimma’s expulsion was announced by the State Working Committee of the party, on Thursday.
Briefing newsmen, Chairman of APC in Imo State, Daniel Nwafor, noted that with the expulsion of Uzodinma, Imo APC seemed to have no candidate for now.
According to Nwafor, “It is sad but that is the situation; Uzodinma stands expelled from the party. The issue of whether the party still has a candidate in the state is clear, although so painful,” Nwafor said.
Stating reasons why Uzodinma was suspended from the party, Nwafor disclosed that the SWC of the party got a petition regarding an alleged sponsoring and funding of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) by the APC governorship candidate, in Omuma, his ward.
Uzodinma, according to the state chairman of the party, was also accused of issuing the party cards to members without prior knowledge of the chairman of his ward and the state chairman.
According to the APC chairman, the letter about his expulsion was received by the state exco, on January 18, from his Ward chairman, Emmanuel Nwaosigwe and reads thus, “Based on a petition dated 4th of January, 2019, signed by one Fred Nwanojuo against you which boarders mainly on anti-party activities and also on the recommendation of the disciplinary committee which suggests the expulsion of Senator Hope Uzodinma.
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The petition continues, “The APC in Omuma hereby approves the recommendation of the disciplinary committee and accordingly, you are hereby expelled from our great party; this will serve as a lesson to everybody as nobody is bigger than the party.”
Uzodinma’s expulsion was also duly communicated to his local government area according to Nwafor before he was finally hammered by the SWC of the party.
However, when contacted, the State Committee Caretaker Chairman, Marcelinus Nlemigbo, dismissed the expulsion order on Uzodinma, rather maintaining that Nwafor had been suspended by the party.
“I am the state chairman of the party; the other camp has been dissolved three months ago; whoever is saying this should just stop embarrassing himself,” Nlemigbo said.
It would be recalled that the Nwafor-led exco had earlier sacked Nlemigbo for same anti-party activities.