The Imo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has announced the immediate expulsion of its governorship candidate, Sen. Hope Uzodinma.
Chairman of the party in the state, Daniel Nwafor, announced the expulsion on Thursday during a press conference at the party’s secretariat in Owerri.
According to him, the expulsion had become necessary in order to save the party from disintegration and electoral misfortunes.
“Senator Hope Uzodinma has been sponsoring the All Progressives Grand Alliance Senatorial candidate, Senator Osita Izunaso instead of the APC Senatorial candidate in Imo West, Governor Rochas Okorocha .
“He has also been running parallel exco in his Omuma ward and issuing party cards without recourse to party excos,” Nwafor said.
Meanwhile, a statement signed by Nwafor, and the Secretary, Obioma Ireagwu, further confirmed the expulsion. It read, “this is to inform you that the All Progressives Congress, Omuma Ward of Oru East Local Government Area in Imo State has expelled Senator Hope Uzodinma from the party due to certain inordinate and anti-party activities perpetrated by him and his cohorts.
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“The Imo State Working Committee of our great party has examined the processes and procedures of the sanction on Senator Hope Uzodinma by his Ward as affirmed by the Local Government organ of the party in Oru East.
“Conclusively, the State Working Committee satisfied with the procedures and decision of Omuma Ward, hereby affirm the expulsion order as well”.
Recall that governor Rochas Okorocha was also recently suspended by a faction of the APC in Imo State which accused him of anti party activities.
He was accused of sponsoring his son-in-law, Uche Nwosu as the governorship candidate of Action Alliance, AA, in the state.
