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DESPITE the new-found love between Governor Peter Obi-led faction of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) and the reinstated National Chairman of the party, Chief Victor Umeh, the crisis in the party seems not to be over as a group loyal to Chief Maxi Okwu, wants to field a candidate for the November 16 governorship election in Anambra State.
Chief Okwu who marked his late father’s 90th birthday, told journalists at his Nkpokolo-Achi country home in Oji River Local Government Area of Enugu State, that he would continue with the fight until he fully recovers the party’s leadership from the people he described as “illegal occupants”.
On the forthcoming Anambra governorship poll, Okwu said that despite the internal squabble in the party, he was optimistic that Governor Obi would deliver the state to APGA if his personal performance as a governor in the state is used as barometer.
“I pray fervently that APGA wins on the 16th of November, which is Zik’s birthday, because if we don’t win Anambra, we are in danger here in Enugu, I need Anambra to win Enugu, so I am prepared to do everything possible for us to win but the way they are going about it, there is danger.
“We are going to field our own candidate so whoever wins in the court will decide the authentic candidate, it is the party that people vote for, remember Omehia versus Amaechi, it is APGA; let them pick their own, we are picking our own, whoever wins eventually, if I win, my candidate becomes the APGA winner, if Umeh wins, Umeh’s candidate becomes the APGA winner. But I will win.
“Peter Obi has done well in Anambra State, Peter Obi has restored sanity in Anambra State, whether you like him or not, that is the fact, he has created standars, which is attributable to our APGA, Soludo or no Soludo, APGA will win Anambra election.”
He explained that his decision to approach a Federal Court over the APGA matter was to ensure that selfish people were not allowed to destroy the party.
“I my a lawyer of 36 years standing, the case is strong and it is not a matter of I believe I don’t believe, it is documentary evidence, I threw seven questions at Jega, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) chairman, he didn’t answer, lawyers will not make him to answer it in court.
“One of the questions I asked Jega which he refused to answer is that Shinkafi who has been parading himself as the secretary of APGA was elected at a convention where I was chairman, convention planning committee at Parade Ground Abuja, 10th January 2003, please where are we now, this is August 2013, and this Shinkafi is still parading himself as the secretary of APGA, and article 18 is clear on this, four-year term,, and four-year renewable term, that’s 8 years, let Jega answer, it is a very simple matter.
“Then on the 10th of February 2011 at Awka, everybody was there, that convention extended the life of the NWC, NWC is not an organ of the party, so Umeh has not been re-elected since his tenure expired on December, 2010.
“They went to that place and endorsed the expansion of the lifespan of the NWC, NWC doesn’t exist as an organ, it is merely one of the four committees approved in the constitution by the executive. Jega should answer that, so let us see how it goes, the case is solid, very solid. But like I said, if APGA family will sit down, stakeholders, they are all here, we talk as family, we may find a root out, but when some people think they can just do a family affair and ignore us, they do so at their own peril, not us, politically you can see we are alive.”
While paying tribute to his late father, Senator B.C Okwu, who was at the National Assembly between 1979 –1983 before passing-on on October 21, 2009, the APGA Chieftain stated that the shoes left by his father were too big for him.
“I fell very gratified, like I said, it is not easy, the shoe he left is so big, I have been battling to see whether I can fill it.

These people are jokers. looooooooooolz

Crying over a slip milk

I feel ashamed anytime people associate this party an Igbo party.
The funny part is that they've still got shameless followers.

He said the plain truth. APGA will win that election no matter who they present! SIMPLE

How many years have Umeh been Chairman. Both him and Obi should take a back sit for Democracy to endure.