Imo APC disowns Okorocha

Owerri
The leadership of the Imo State chapter of All
Progressives Congress (APC) has disowned
the state Governor, Chief Rochas Okorocha,
saying he is not yet a registered member of
the party.In a communiqué jointly signed by
the party's interim Chairman and Secretary,
Mazi Nati Iwuagwu and Chief Ahamefule
Ibekwe respectively and made available to
newsmen in Owerri yesterday, the party
stated that under the provisions of the
Electoral Act on merger of political parties,
only members of the merged parties are
legal and automatic members of APC for
now.
According to the APC, no fresh registration of
new members had taken place in the party
in the state since the merger of the three
political parties on August 31, 2013.
The communiqué stated that every other
member outside the three merged political
parties was a 'concessional member' and
therefore, must wait for regularization by
formally registering with the party at his or
her respective ward in the state.
It, therefore, frowned at the alleged plot by
people it tagged: 'APGA rebels' to hijack the
party in the state with impunity and warned
those involved in the act to stop the arbitrary
constitution of interim officers of the party
in the state at all levels.
It stated: "That the attention of the national
interim executive of our great party must be
drawn to the events in the party in Imo State
for urgent and necessary action as we no
longer accept the existence of any APC
sitting governor in Imo State until he
becomes a duly registered member of APC.
"That we have firmly resolved to protect our
legacy right of membership of APC lawfully
acquired under Section 84 (4) and (5) of the
Electoral Act 2010 by every lawful means
including judicial option, if the issue of
defining the authentic membership of the
party in Imo State is not addressed within
reasonable time by the national interim
executive."