APC suspends Rochas Okorocha for abusing Buhari

Uche EmmanuelJuly 13, 2021

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The All Progressives Congress (APC), on Tuesday, suspended the former Imo State governor, Rochas Okorocha, for abusing President Muhammadu Buhari.

Okorocha, who is the current Senator in the National Assembly and representing Imo West Senatorial district.

A suspension letter dated July 12, 2021 addressed to Mr Rochas by Imo State chapter of the party, a copy of which was obtained by Newsflash Nigeria, said he was suspended for anti-party activities.

“This is to communicate to you, the National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Party’s ratification of your suspension by the Imo State Chapter of our great party for anti-party activities,” the letter read.

The ruling party accused Mr Rochas of “Continuous discrete meetings with the opposition party both at the state and national level, working in opposition to the APC-led government in Imo state, and flagrant public abuse on the person and office of the President, Federal Republic of Nigeria (an APC-led government).

“This suspension follows after the recommendation by the Imo State Disciplinary Committee set up to investigate allegations of gross anti-party activities against you which is in line with Article 21 (B) I-VI of the party’s constitution,” the APC said.

However, the Secretary All Progressives Congress Caretaker and Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC), Senator James Akpanudoedehe, said the letter did not come from the ruling party.

“It has come to the attention of the National Secretariat of the All Progressives Congress (APC) that a fake letter of a purported suspension of Senator Rochas Okorocha from the party is circulating in the public space,” he said.

“Fifth columnists and forgers have obviously taken advantage of the unfortunate and recent leaks of our official correspondences with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to copy and paste forged signatures of the CECPC Chairman and Secretary on equally fake letters.

“The APC does not currently have a “National Working Committee” as stated in the fake letter, but a Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) which has been saddled with the mandate to reposition, unite and strengthen our great party.”

He added that the letter “is a figment of the imagination of fifth columnists”, and urged members to ignore it.

Okorocha has been at loggerheads with Hope Uzodimma, the current governor of Imo, leading to altercations between government officials and supporters of the lawmaker.