The founding national chairman of the All
Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Chief
Chekwas Okorie, has finally dumped the party
and formed the United Peoples Grand Alliance
(UPGA.)
He had voluntarily halted the leadership dispute
in APGA and discontinued all court actions to
that effect, after what he described as soul-
searching meeting with political associates from
the six-geopolitical zones of the country.
Speaking in Abuja where he unveiled UPGA,
which he termed a better and more
sophisticated political machine, Chief Okorie
said the death of the leader of APGA, Chief
Emeka Oju-kwu, had sealed the chan-ces of
advancing the peace initiatives initiated to
resolve the lingering disputes in APGA.
According to him, as it became clear that the
time to move on had come, following the
demise of Ojukwu, he could not, however, ditch
his former party until the completion of the
funeral rites of the former Biafran leader.
He carpeted persons who were said to have
written a protest letter to the Independent
National Electoral Commission (INEC) to halt the
registration of UPGA and wondered why
allegations arose that the new party conflicted
with APGA.
“Anybody who is literate up to primary school,
who can read APGA and UPGA as well as other
acronyms will know that INEC arranges ballot
papers in alphabetical order,” he said.
Speaking further, Chief Okorie said the
constitution of the new party, UPGA, among
other things, would safeguard internal party
democracy, level-playing field for all party
members, discipline, accountability and periodic
change of leadership at all levels through
elections.
He further noted that the manifesto of the party
laid emphasis on the economic, political and
social empowerment of the Nigerian masses in
whom Nigeria’s sovereignty resided.
“The ideology of UPGA is anchored on
welfarism, liberalism and progressivism,” he
said, adding that the leadership of UPGA would
soon embark on massive consultation and
sensitisation of Nigerians at home and abroad
before the formal launching of the party, after it
must have been formally registered by the
INEC.

www.tribune.com.ng/index.php/news/38424-apgas-founding-chairman-dumps-party-floats-upga

This guy is a clown.

You see sets of thieves calling themselves politicians

i sense some sell out politicians in the south east are already being used to destabilize the south east position in 2015, but the good news is that, political awareness in the east is fast growing at the speed of light and whatever UPGA or whatever they call themselves is planning, APGA belongs to us the IGBOS and this time APGA will stand its grounds in 2015 and also spread to neighboring states.so UPGA will just be dreaming and probably die a natural death or maybe can find a place in the South west and probably take over Lagos from ACN.

RUBBISH, MONEY MONGER

manchy7531: i sense some sell out politicians in the south east are already being used to destabilize the south east position in 2015, but the good news is that, political awareness in the east is fast growing at the speed of light and whatever UPGA or whatever they call themselves is planning, APGA belongs to us the IGBOS and this time APGA will stand its grounds in 2015 and also spread to neighboring states.so UPGA will just be dreaming and probably die a natural death or maybe can find a place in the South west and probably take over Lagos from ACN.

manchy7531: i sense some sell out politicians in the south east are already being used to destabilize the south east position in 2015, but the good news is that, political awareness in the east is fast growing at the speed of light and whatever UPGA or whatever they call themselves is planning, APGA belongs to us the IGBOS and this time APGA will stand its grounds in 2015 and also spread to neighboring states.so UPGA will just be dreaming and probably die a natural death or maybe can find a place in the South west and probably take over Lagos from ACN.

manchy7531: i sense some sell out politicians in the south east are already being used to destabilize the south east position in 2015, but the good news is that, political awareness in the east is fast growing at the speed of light and whatever UPGA or whatever they call themselves is planning, APGA belongs to us the IGBOS and this time APGA will stand its grounds in 2015 and also spread to neighboring states.so UPGA will just be dreaming and probably die a natural death or maybe can find a place in the South west and probably take over Lagos from ACN.

why not take over PDP.
#DayDreamer

What is wrong with breaking away and forming a new party..

It's a free country as long as it's done within the ambits of the law

His party will have to prove to the electorate that they are worth voting for.

make hin case no go be like Saraki own?

WHAT ARE THE REQUIREMENT, IF I WANT TO FORM A new PARTY? I REALY NEED ONE shap shap!. Money dey am! Umuboys age grade party. 'UAGP' ..

EAC BLAZE: RUBBISH, MONEY MONGER

Abi!

is it upga multivitamin capsule?

APGA = Igbo peoples Party. Popularity begins and end in Igboland. Chances of Winning the 2015 presidential elections are the same as the chance that Jesus is coming by 2015.

UPGA = Igbo Party for Osu's. Popularity unknown. Chances of winning even a local government area are so low there is no yardstick to compare or measure.

Okija_juju: APGA = Igbo peoples Party. Popularity begins and end in Igboland. Chances of Winning the 2015 presidential elections are the same as the chance that Jesus is coming by 2015.

UPGA = Igbo Party for Osu's. Popularity unknown. Chances of winning even a local government area are so low there is no yardstick to compare or measure.

Smelly feces,are you here irritating people again ?

An average Nigerian politician is a political prostitute. Whenever things don't work their own way they will decamp and start castigating their party but i thank God that there is still men of integrity like Dr Alex Ekwueme who is still in PDP after two defeat . "you can't build a system outside a system" But my word of advice to Chekwas is for him to go to Boko Haram country and start mobilizing people because if he try it in Anambra state where people are well informed, his money will finish without achieving anything.

which one be UPGA again.? Is dat a party in Naija abi Uganda?

UPGA can be said to simply mean Unsuccessful People Grand Alliance since the founder has unsuccessfully tried to chair APGA which made him to form UPGA where the unsuccessful APGA members will have a soft landing. However i think the two parties APGA & UPGA will soon die a premature death.

more like PANASONIC and PANSONIC, SONY and SUNNY

UPGA ko ONGA ni..



by the way is chekwas an Igbo name of an english name ?

Professional party founder, IMHO.

NRI PRIEST:

Smelly feces,are you here irritating people again ?

Mpki!!

Did I lie!!

If I irritate you, feel free to jump from Onitsha bridge with a cinder block around your neck!!

manchy7531: i sense some sell out politicians in the south east are already being used to destabilize the south east position in 2015, but the good news is that, political awareness in the east is fast growing at the speed of light and whatever UPGA or whatever they call themselves is planning, APGA belongs to us the IGBOS and this time APGA will stand its grounds in 2015 and also spread to neighboring states.so UPGA will just be dreaming and probably die a natural death or maybe can find a place in the South west and probably take over Lagos from ACN.

ur talkin regional politics at this time ? are we in the 60s ?

i dnt blev, leven a part to form anoda one is the answer to there quest. 90 to 95pecent of our politcians has no focus, all wat they want is moni. Atiku, left pdp to form is own party, the party was nt able to giv hm wat he wantd. The same tin goes to buhari, hw many court case has he lost? Durin obasanjo, he went to court, durin yaradua, he wen to court, also wit jonathan, very soon he wil dragg ketchen wit his wife and if he lost he wil go to cot. So dis new part is only teasty f4 moni, and he will get it.

The party will not even win a councillor ward in any South Eastern state.

[quote author=S@NNiE]The founding national chairman of the All
Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Chief
Chekwas Okorie, has finally dumped the party
and formed the United Peoples Grand Alliance
(UPGA.)
He had voluntarily halted the leadership dispute
in APGA and discontinued all court actions to
that effect, after what he described as soul-
searching meeting with political associates from
the six-geopolitical zones of the country.
Speaking in Abuja where he unveiled UPGA,
which he termed a better and more
sophisticated political machine, Chief Okorie
said the death of the leader of APGA, Chief
Emeka Oju-kwu, had sealed the chan-ces of
advancing the peace initiatives initiated to
resolve the lingering disputes in APGA.
According to him, as it became clear that the
time to move on had come, following the
demise of Ojukwu, he could not, however, ditch
his former party until the completion of the
funeral rites of the former Biafran leader.
He carpeted persons who were said to have
written a protest letter to the Independent
National Electoral Commission (INEC) to halt the
registration of UPGA and wondered why
allegations arose that the new party conflicted
with APGA.
“Anybody who is literate up to primary school,
who can read APGA and UPGA as well as other
acronyms will know that INEC arranges ballot
papers in alphabetical order,” he said.
Speaking further, Chief Okorie said the
constitution of the new party, UPGA, among
other things, would safeguard internal party
democracy, level-playing field for all party
members, discipline, accountability and periodic
change of leadership at all levels through
elections.
He further noted that the manifesto of the party
laid emphasis on the economic, political and
social empowerment of the Nigerian masses in
whom Nigeria’s sovereignty resided.
“The ideology of UPGA is anchored on
welfarism, liberalism and progressivism,” he
said, adding that the leadership of UPGA would
soon embark on massive consultation and
sensitisation of Nigerians at home and abroad
before the formal launching of the party, after it
must have been formally registered by the
INEC.



Chekwas Okorie has noting to offer and should stop fooling himself. Time has gone for people to stop looking at party but at someone`s credibility. We should opt for a change no longer business as usual. Nigeria and indeed South east is sinking drastically and we should be looking for people who have the capacity to make changes not the opportunist like Theoder Orji, Rochas Okorocha, Martin Agbaso, Orji Uzor Kalu,hope uzodimma, etc.

so that the illiterate APGA voters wld likely vote for UPGA. lol

simplebussy: so that the illiterate APGA voters wld likely vote for UPGA. lol

yeah i also found his choice of name funny.

It is like in "Coming to America", the dude's burger restaurant is named MacDonald's or something

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The joy I have is that yesterday is not today. A cashless Economy'll soon comence and it'll require a lot of securities. These security'll spread to all area including INEC and Voting process. That implies no one party in a multi-party system exept 4 clear majority decision. New party is welcomed, but it can never again distabilize any ethnic group again because only ignorant people'll care to vie 4 any post again the picked peoples choice.

Suggested future names after APGA & UPGA;

IPGA
EPGA
OPGA

Enjoy.

i bet u d objective is 2 feed on d illiterate voters who would select upga instead of apga. excellent strategy init!

[color=#770077][/color] Chekwas is a frustrated brut. Is he now tired of trying to hijack the leadership of APGA thro some judicial mago-mago? APGA has come to stay in the Igbo nation. UPGA will go the way of UNDP and MMM.

If e no be panadol, e no fit be like panadol.

Who is Chekwas?

Why should people get twisted out of human form because Chekwas formed another party in a political system that encourages part politics?

I remember this political metamorphosis
AG
UPN
AD
AC
ACN