A chieftain of the APC in Abia State and the chairman of the party’s central working committee, Hon. Iheacho Obioma, has described the statement credited to the former Governor of Abia State Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu, as ‘ill-informed and bereft of any atom of truism’.
Hon. Obioma was reacting to a statement by Orji Kalu, which he (Kalu) was quoted as said that the party (APC) will give the present governor of Abia state (Okezie Ikpeazu) automatic ticket to run for governorship under the party if he joins the party’’
However, in a statement released to the press by Hon. Acho Obioma, he said that he wants to believe that Chief Orji Kalu was quoted out of context, as there is no part of the APC constitution that guarantees automatic ticket to any one not even the president.
Hon. Obioma said every elective position in the party is contestable including the presidency as described in the party’s constitution he went further to challenge Chief Orji Kalu to quote the portion of the party’s constitution that states that a governor is guaranteed automatic ticket upon admission into the party, if it is what he actually said.
Chief Acho Obioma reiterated that what Chief Kalu said is not the party’s position and has never been, and that the party allows a level playing ground for all aspirants and does not give preference to anyone no matter how highly positioned.
He further stated that the party frowns at impunity, believes and practices democracy in its finest form and therefore gives everybody the democratic space to exercise their democratic right under the constitution of the party.
He admonished party stalwarts to guard against unwarranted statements that may demean the party’s democratic values, as the party is positioned to give Abians a new lease of life come 2019 through value added leadership and ensuring that Abians enjoys dividends of democracy as seen in neighboring states he concluded by saying that in Abia APC it is some ones integrity and good works that will guarantee his being allowed to stand for elections under our party’s ticket.
