The All Progressives Congress, APC, has warned Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State to desist from making unsubstantiated allegations.
The party gave the warning against the backdrop of the allegation by Okorocha that the National Chairman of the APC, Chief John Odigie Oyegun, ‘disobeyed’ court orders regarding Congresses in Imo State and inauguration of the state’s party executives.
In a statement by the National Publicity Secretary of the APC, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, the party described the allegations as spurious.
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APC said it did not at any time receive any court injunctions regarding the Congresses in Imo.
“Therefore, we urge the Imo State Governor to desist from making these kinds of allegations that have no basis in facts.
“In conducting the Congresses across the country, in considering the outcomes of each one of them and in swearing in the respective State Chairmen, the National Working Committee (NWC) had strictly followed the guiding rules and the Constitution of the Party.
“There is always room for redress where justified, hence, we encourage the Imo State Governor to explore internal dispute resolution mechanisms spelt out by our Constitution to address his perceived grievances. While we urge compromise among Party stakeholders, the Party has already mandated the Deputy National Chairman (North), Sen. Lawali Shuaibu to head our reconciliation efforts following issues that arose from recently conducted ward, local government and state Congresses,” Abdullahi said.
