Politics

BREAKING: APGA suspends Anambra factional Speaker, two others

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5 years ago

November 15, 2018

The All Progressives Grand Alliance has suspended the factional Speaker of the Anambra State House of Assembly , Ikem Uzoezie , for alleged anti -party activities.Others also suspended were Messrs Hartford Oseke and Victor Okoye .

The State Chairman of the party, Chief Norbert Obi, stated this at a press conference at the party’ s secretariat in Awka on Thursday .

Obi said that after reviewing the circumstances surrounding the impeachment of the Speaker of the House , Rita Maduagwu on Tuesday , it had become expedient to suspend the key player in the saga “ to save the party from self – destruction . ”

Uzoezie had led 19 other members of the House on Tuesday to impeach Maduagwu and assumed the speakership of the House .

But the APGA state chairman of the party , at the press conference , said “ the party would not condone such internal wrangling . ”

His statement read in part: “ Recall that on Tuesday , 13 th November 2018 , some Honorable members of the All Progressives Grand Alliance in the Anambra State House of Assembly , during their plenary session , attempted to impeach the Hon Speaker of

the House , Rt Hon Barr Rita Maduagwu , following a motion moved by the Hon member representing Agutata II Constituency , Hon . Ikem Uzoezie , which was seconded by the Hon member representing Ekwusigo Constituency , Hon . Onyebuchi Offor .

“ It is the position of the party in Anambra State that the attempted impeachment was not necessary .

“ Granted the fact that we had problems during the just – concluded party primaries in the state , this is not enough to pull the party down , more so when the party has inaugurated a reconciliation committee to look into the grievances of the aggrieved aspirants and members of the party .

“ Every right thinking Igbo man knows that APGA is not only a party but a movement for the actualization of Igbo agenda in the Nigerian polity . It will amount to shooting oneself in the leg for any Igbo man to pursue the destruction of APGA . ”

The state chairman enjoined aggrieved members of the party to sheathe their swords, adding that failure to do so would amount to “ setting our house on fire because of a rat . ”

He added , “ It is therefore the wish of the party that all members of APGA behind this unfortunate plot should retrace their steps in the interest of the party .

“ We assure them that whatever is their grievances , they should be addressed to the satisfaction of all since this is a family affair .

“ Be that as it may , the three ring leaders of the attempted impeachment saga , namely , Hon Ikem Uzoezie , Barr Hartford Oseke and Hon Victor Okoye are hereby suspended from the party pending the time they will appear before the disciplinary committee of the party for further action . ”