A factional Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, Chief Victor Umeh has petitioned the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, over the conduct of national convention that led to the emergence of Chief Maxi Okwu and other members of the party’s National Working Committee.
In the petitioned co-signed by the Secretary to Umeh led APGA faction, Alhaji Sani Shinkafi, the petitioner said he was shocked over the report of purported national convention of APGA on April 8, 2013, in Awka.
He alleged that 21 of the 29 persons listed as state chairmen were impostors who were not even members.
“With shock we write you this letter to protest the reported purported National Convention of APGA on April 8, 2013, in Awka held between the unholy hours of 1am and 5am of the said date with the other associated fraudulent manipulations. More shocking was the reported attendance of officials of INEC at the said event at the odd hours.
“Indications that something sinister was in the offing emerged in the afternoon of Friday, April 5th, 2013, when a news flash was circulated on telephone that INEC has approved that the purported convention will go on. On inquiry, we were told that the Commission took the decision on same Friday April 5th, 2013.
“Firstly, we wish to state that we were surprised at the turn of events. You will recall that earlier, His Excellency, Mr. Peter Obi, had written the Commission on the 25th of February, 2013, giving the Commission notice for the Congresses and Convention of APGA with a schedule of programmes, based on the same lame grounds. On the 1st of March, the Commission rightly dismissed the request as lacking in credibility”, the letter read.
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