The Abia State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has denied reports that it had suspended Sen. Orji Uzor Kalu, the Party’s candidate for the Abia North Senatorial District in tomorrow’s presidential and National Assembly election.
Kalu, a former governor of the state, who is currently the Chief Whip of the senate, was reportedly suspended for anti-party activities after he said he was going to support his own brother, Mascot Kalu, the candidate of another Party over the APC candidate, Ikechi Emenike.
However, debunking the reports in a statement, Spokesperson of the APC in the state, Chief Okey Ezeala described them as false and the orchestration of opposition elements in the People’s Democratic Party (PDP).
”The attention of the Abia All Progressives Congress (APC) has been drawn to a fake letter purported to have been signed by Chairman of the Disciplinary Committee, Paul Nwabuisi; State Secretary, Chief Chidi Avajah, and the State Chairman, Dr. Kingsley Ononogbu, mischievously claiming that our Senatorial Candidate in Abia North has been suspended from the Party” the statement read.
”The APC states in clear terms that Orji Kalu remains the Senatorial candidate of the party in Abia-North Senatorial District for tomorrow’s 2023 general elections, February 25. He is not suspended from the party and the party has no contemplation in that regard and there are no issues whatsoever to warrant such.
“Neither did Chairman of the Disciplinary Committee, Paul Nwabuisi; State Secretary, Chief Chidi Avajah, and the State Chairman, Dr. Kingsley Ononogbu, or any party executive sit or agree to issue such a letter.
“The party urges the general public to disregard the report, Orji Kalu remains not just our member but a committed stakeholder of the party and has remained committed to the victory of our candidate. We consider this as the handiwork of the People’s Democratic Party who are scared of tomorrow’s defeat”.