APGA Crisis: Okwu Led Executive Gives Sacked Chairman Umeh 7 Days Ultimatum To Handover

Posted by African Examiner Latest Headlines, News, Politics Thursday, January 23rd, 2014

IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu

The National Working Committee, NWC, of the Maxi Okwu led faction of the crisis- ridden All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, Wednesday asked its recently sacked Chairman Victor Umeh to immediately hand over to them and vacate the office.

Embattled National Chairman of APGA, Victor Umeh

African Examiner reports that Okwu was last week declared the authentic chairman of APGA by an Abuja Federal High Court.

The court in its ruling, had declared that Umeh, stayed beyond his tenure as party chairman and should step down.

However, Umeh has filed an appeal against the judgment, which he said, was delivered in error, arguing that the convention that produced Okwu had been nullified by the Court of Appeal.

A letter signed by the National Secretary of the Maxi Okwu-led APGA, Sagir Maidoya, had requested Umeh, to produce a comprehensive inventory of the party’s asset nationwide, particularly at her national secretariat in Abuja within one week.

The party further asked Umeh to give a balance sheet duly audited by a certified auditor.

The statement read in parts: “Please oblige by delivering to us the said handover at the above address within one week of receipt of this letter,” APGA demanded.

Meanwhile, Copies of the letter were also sent to the Inspector General of Police, IGP, Director , State Security Service, SSS, and the Chairmen of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, as well as the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related offences Commission, ICPC.

The party explained that in pursuant to the judgment in suit no FHC/ABJ/CS/563/2013 between Umeh, Shinkafi, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, against Okwu and four others, it had commenced the process of taking over its operations.