Aggrieved Imo governorship aspirants under the aegis of New All
Progressives Grand Alliance, N-APGA, and supporters,Thursday, staged a
peaceful protest, demanding the cancellation of purported gubernatorial
primary election which produced Senator Ifeanyi Araraume as flagbearer
of the party in the state for the upcoming 2019 general election.
The protesting N-APGA members marched towards major streets in
Owerri, the state capital, with banners and placards bearing different
inscriptions.
The aggrieved aspirants who led the protest included, Frank Nneji,
chairman of ABC Transport limited, Chief Uche Onyeaguocha, Sam Amadi,
former Chairman of Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, and
Chief Ike Ibe.
Addressing newsmen during the protest in Owerri, Chief Uche
Onyeaguocha condemned the declaration of Araraume as governorship
candidate of APGA.
He claimed that there was no primaries, saying the purported
imposition of Araraume on APGA members in the state was unacceptable.
Onyeaguocha said,” Gentlemen of the press, as you know, the APGA
governorship primaries slated on Oct 5th, 2018 did not hold. There was
no accreditation or any other activity related to the conduct of that
primary election in Imo state.
“Any claim by any one that primaries was held in imo state for the
election of the governorship flag bearer for APGA is false. Again, any
report that the aspirants stepped down for any candidate is a pure
falsehood.
“We, the aspirants resolved that the governorship candidate of APGA
in Imo state must emerge through transparent process. We also resolved
that the party’s stakeholders in Imo state can no longer be slaves to
political courses outside the state, who considered Imo state as market
for their own economic fortunes.
“We have decided to fight for the right of imo people and APGA
members in imo, pertaining to their fortunes. The failure by the
National leadership of the party to guarantee credible primary election
for Imo state APGA is a terrible disappointment”.
-Daily Post
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