Supporters of Rotimi Amaechi,
minister of transportation, and Magnus Abe, former senator from Rivers, on
Saturday, clashed over a directive for the closure of the All Progressives
Congress (APC) secretariat in the state.
A faction of the state APC led by
Igo Aguma, who is loyal to Abe, asked that all factional secretariats of the
party in the state be shut down immediately.
Aguma was declared chairman of
the party’s caretaker committee, but he was later suspended from office by the
Andrew Uchendu-led state executive committee (SEC) on the grounds that Aguma
allegedly took critical decisions concerning the party without the committee
members.
Uchendu, a former senator who
represented Rivers east, said Sokonte Davis, former executive director of the
Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), had been appointed as new acting chairman.
In a statement by Livingston
Nwechie, his media aide, Aguma, said he gave the directive after sending a
situation report to the national caretaker committee (NCC) chairman of the
party on the activities of the APC in the state.
He said his report proposed to
the NCC the need to set up an independent committee to deal with the
factionalisation of the party in the state with a view to bringing about peace
and reconciliation among members.
He asked for the withdrawal of
litigation challenging his chairmanship position “in line with the directive of
President Muhammadu Buhari and the national leadership of the party” to pave
way for reconciliation in the party.
Aguma said the actions of Davies,
who is leading another splinter group, is impeding on the reconciliation
process which “is inimical to the party’s growth”.
“The issues of further
litigations by some members are contrary to the directive of President
Muhammadu Buhari that all Court cases instituted by members of the party be
withdrawn to pave the way for peace and reconciliation,” Aguma said.
“It is an affront and highly
rebellious for Sokonte Davies and his splinter group to continue to dare the
Court, President Muhammadu Buhari and the National Caretaker Committee of the
party by taking further divisive steps to destroy the APC in Rivers state.
“The splinter group in Rivers
APC, anchored by Mr Sokonte Davies, is strongly advised to immediately comply
with the directive of the State Caretaker Committee of the party to shut down
all factional secretariats in the state, including his own at 63 Aba Road, Port
Harcourt.
“Sokonte Davies is reminded along
with his splinter group that their actions are not promoting peace and
reconciliation efforts in the state chapter. The Court has taken a decision
confirming myself as Acting Chairman of the Caretaker Committee of the party in
the state, and all statutory members constituting the Committee.”
Reacting, Ogbonna Nwuke, acting
publicity secretary of the state APC, believed to be loyal to Amaechi, said
Aguma, having been suspended from the party, lacked the capacity to call for
the closure of the secretariat of the state APC.
“Igo Aguma, having been suspended
by 28 out of 38 statutory members, has lost the right to make any comments
concerning the activities of the APC,” he said.
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