ANAMBRA State Commissioner for Special Duties and chieftain of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Chief Vincent Ezenwajiaku, has faulted the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for recognising Chief Victor Umeh as the National Chairman of the party.
Ezenwajiaku told The Guardian in Awka that aggrieved members of the party would take legal action to reverse INEC's decision. He noted " Umeh will continue to be treated by APGA like a king without a kingdom."
Ezenwajiaku added that Gov. Peter Obi and Chief Maxi Okwu's faction of the party would not recognise the leadership of Umeh as chairman of APGA.
" All I can say now is that INEC has erred by recognising Umeh as APGA's Chairman. It is wrong. But I am sure that decision will be reversed in due course," Ezenwajiaku said.
The commissioner refuted allegation by Umeh that the Anambra State Government contributed a paltry N250, 000 to Chukwuemeka Odimegwu Ojukwu's burial, saying that the state's contribution to the burial cannot be quantified in monetary terms.
Ezenwajiaku said Anambra State Government under the leadership of Gov. Obi has been working assiduously and rendering selfless service to attract and promote developments in the state.
On Obi's selfless service, Ezenwajiaku said: "Apart from being the Chairman of Southeast Governors Forum, it is through his (Obi's) good relationship with President Goodluck Jonathan that Enugu International Airport and Second Niger Bridge were fast tracked. Presently, he is courting the Federal Government to ensure that the Southeast benefited from the on-going rail line project of the Federal Government."
The Guardian