EKO HOT BLOG reports that the National Executive Committee of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has sacked the factional chairman of the party, Victor Oye.
The NWC of the party further appointed Chief Jude Okeke, as acting National Chairman.
The APGA National Publicity Secretary, Ikechukwu Chinyere, while speaking after the party’s 114th NEC meeting in Abuja, on Tuesday, added that six other members of the party were also sacked.
The APGA Secretary listed other sacked party chiefs to include Chinedu Obidigwe, Hamman Ghide, Sylvester Ezeokenwa, Adamu Musa, Chief Okogbuo, and Ifeanyi Mbaeri.
Chinyere stated that the APGA chiefs had been suspended indefinitely from the party for anti-party activities, gross misconduct, and conduct capable of bringing the party’s image to disrepute, among others.
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According to him, the party’s NEC also resolved to nullify the disqualification of five aspirants for the governorship election in Anambra State.
The aspirants were, however, disqualified by the Victor Oye-led faction.
EKO HOT BLOG gathered that the disqualified aspirants include Sullivan Nwankpo, Okafor Smart, Chukwuma Umeoji, Ozoka Ifeanyi, and Nnamdi Dike.
The newly-appointed National Chairman, Jude Okeke, after he was sworn in on Tuesday, announced the extension of the sale of the party’s Anambra State governorship forms to June 25, 2021.
Okeke further stated that the primary election for the governorship election had been slated for July 1, 2021.
The acting chairman also announced the cancellation of the earlier fixed dates of 23rd June and 25th June.
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