APC suspends Foreign Minister Geoffrey Onyeama, Ken Nnamani; expels ex-Gov Sullivan Chime, Osita Ikechukwu, 4 others

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Enugu State has suspended the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama and former President of the Senate, Chief Ken Nnamani, from the party.

 

The party in the state also recommended the expulsion of former governor of the state, Sullivan Chime; Director General of Voice of Nigeria (VON), Osita Okechuukwu; former Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Eugene Odo; Special Assistant to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Flavour Eze; Joe Mammel and Maduka Arum, from the party.

 

The state secretary of the party, Dr Robert Ngwu, who announced the suspension and expulsion recommendation ratified by the State Executive Council, said the affected party members were involved in anti-party activities.

 

They were alleged to have supported candidates of other political parties during the 2023 general elections.

 

Enugu APC chairman Chief Ugochukwu Agballah explained that the disciplinary actions taken would signal an end to crisis in the party in the state.

 

According to him: “These men actually had the history of instigating crisis in the party. Their expulsion and suspension signal the end to crisis in the party.

 

“The party suffered a rare case of moles who were here to disable and undermine this party. I can assure you that this decision was unanimous and I’m happy that the party leadership has done the needful.

 

“We’re going to rebuild this party to make it a credible alternative and platform for change in Enugu State”.

 

Reacting to the development, Mr. Flavour Eze, an aide to Onyeama, described the action as “rantings of a frail and sapped politician of yesteryears.”

 

Eze, who was the Enugu Media Director of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Independent Campaign Council (ICC), said that the gloating of the state chairman, Ugochukwu Agballah has been APC’s albatross in Enugu State, stressing that the foundation members of the party in Enugu State were unfazed by Agballah’s recent unbridled verbal and media attacks on Onyeama; Former President of the Senate, Senator Ken Nnamani and other founding members of the party by the embattled State chairman.

 

He lampooned Agballah for struggling for the position of a Minister in a proposed government he worked against its victory and urged Nigerians to treat him with ignominy.

 

Eze, an APC leader in Udi Local Government Area, said that it was such a pity that Agballah who claimed to be chairman of the party rather than engage in canvassing votes for the party, chose to engage in imaginary fisticuffs as smoke screen for his incompetence and corrupt management of the party in the state.

 

Eze added that Agballah in a coup d’etat dispersed meaniful members of the party and arrogated himself in selfish aggrandizement, trumped up acrimony and polarized the party in order for the real leaders of the party to give him way to conduct business with the party.

 

Eze alleged that Agballah made good his business and gave opposition parties in the state victory in exchange for porridge he bargained for and turned around to blame the founding leaders of the party for his incapacity.