The Barr Ugochukwu Agballah-led All Progressives Congress, APC, in Enugu State, on Saturday, announced the suspension of 20 members of the party.
This is coming days after another faction of the party announced the suspension of Agballah, alongside other party officials.
However, arising from a stakeholders’ meeting held at the party’s secretariat, the Agballah-led group announced the suspension of all those involved in the earlier action
The meeting was attended by the Deputy National Chairman of the Party, South, Chief Emma Eneukwu, the Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Chief Uche Nnaji, former lawmaker, Senator Chukwuka Utazi, Agballah, among others.
Eneukwu, who represented the National Chairman of the Party, Abdullahi Ganduje said Agballah remained the chairman of the party in Enugu State.
He said the national secretariat of the APC was unaware of the removal of Agballah, as the purported action did not follow due process.
Meanwhile, in a communique read by Senator Utazi, the party announced the suspension of the following persons: Uche Egbonwonu, Chibuike Onoduagu, Ubah Onah, Clifford Ezema, Ages Agu, Paul Olinya, the Welfare Secretary, Innocent Uroko, Obetta Ifeoma, Zonal Youth Leader, Harrison Obochi and Publicity Secretary, Michael Ezeanyanwu.
Others are Zonal Chairman, West, Alphonsus Nwafor, State Asst. Organising Secretary, David Nwobodo, State Asst Auditor, Sunday Onah, State Youth Leader, Peter Chime, Enugu South LGA Chairman, Ndubuisi Agbo, Enugu West Zonal Youth Leader, Onyeka Ezegbunam, Awgu LGA Secretary, Samuel Okonkwo, Innocent Ogbodo, Nnamani Denis Sunday and Eze Ugwu Christian.
The communique said the meeting frowned at” the recent display of gross indiscipline and total disregard to the APC Constitution by some misguided party members who met in a hotel and purportedly announced the suspension of the Enugu state Chairman of APC, Hon. Ugochukwu H. Agballah; the State Deputy Chairman, Chief Augustine Alumonah; the State Treasurer, Hon Jude Aniogbo and the State Organising Secretary, Hon. Emeka Eze.”
