Following the approved continuation of APC Membership Registration and revalidation exercise in Imo, Kwara, Ogun and Rivers states by the Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC, Senator Rochas Okorocha said things are not going fine in Imo state
Rochas the senator representing Imo West Senatorial district made this statement after a meeting with APC leaders in the state at the party National Secretariat (Buhari House), Abuja.
He said “Primarily things are not going right in Imo state as it affects the party, we are concern about the upcoming congresses. there are certain things that need to be put in place before the congresses, as it affects registration and others.”
“There has been an issue about the elected exco of the party in the state. elected exco have not been allowed to do their job in the state; so we are here to bring the attention to the party and we know our party is a law-abiding party, its the party of rule of law and we have come to ask the party to obey the court judgement that established the right exco in the state which has not been obtained by any other court, and that court judgement says that Daniel Nwafor and his exco are the authentically elected exco of the party.”
“And the judgement holds that not even the NEC of this APC can dissolve them and that judgment has been there up to the court of appeal and there has not been any other judgement and so both the high court of justice has shown that he is the authentic exco led by him”
Okorocha further said the upcoming congresses might not be legal which is why they are in the APC Secretariat to remind the party like law and the rule of law party to please obey the court judgement and ensure that the court judgement of the party stand.
“How can you have Congresses coming when the party commissioners and the likes of senator Ararume hasn’t registered? I’m not registered, the Chairman of the party is not registered and all the Honourable members.”
The senator also describes himself as the founding father of the ruling APC.
” We have come a long way building this party I was one of the founding fathers of this party. I brought in the APGA and they are supported by the CPC and the ACN to form what we called today APC and ANPP.”
“I was the one who gave this name APC to this party And I was the only elected governor from the southeast that made up this party at the time that this party name was a taboo in the Southeast”
“Everybody that became anything in the party in the North came at the grace of President Muhammadu Buhari but we from the south-east it was a minus; the name Buhari was rather a taboo at that time when people never believed the party but some of us came in and put a word. So the party should remember those who founded this party.”
He stressed that they joined the ruling party because justice and justice should have prevailed at all levels that is why they are in the Secretariat to remind the party and he prays that the party will give them adequate attention it deserves by allowing the party leaders to go and register.
“How can you have a Congress coming when the party commissioners and the likes of senator Ararume hasn’t registered? I’m not registered, the Chairman of the party is not registered and all the Honourable members.”
Okorocha advised the party to do the needful and to obey court judgement so that the world will not see APC as a party that doesn’t obey court judgement or respect court judgement.
