Abia APGA Leadership Tussle: Ehiemere, Ukaegbu Gives More Insight
Reverend Augustine Ehiemere, and Prince Nnanna Ukaegbu, both contesting the chairmanship position of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Abia state, has given more insight into the leadership tussle rocking the party.
Recall that Ukaegbu had on Tuesday, August 30, taken over the APGA party Secretariat in Umuahia. However, the controversy between the duo seem not to be approaching resolution yet as Ehiemere has now petitioned the Inspector General of Police (IGP), accusing Ukaegbu of theft.
In a release signed by Ehiemere, he accused Ukaegbu of “criminally invading” the party secretariat and made away with television sets, generator, computer sets, vital documents and money.
Ehiemere enjoined APGA members to remain calm, noting that the current crisis facing the party “is the handiwork of enemies of the party who are working very hard to distract the party in its course to win the forthcoming 2023 elections in Abia State.”
Speaking to All Facts Newspaper, Ukaegbu, discharged the notion that he invaded the party secretariat and stole valuables. He maintained that he went to the secretariat to enforce the appeal court’s judgement affirming him as the chairman of APGA in the state.
“I didn’t storm the secretariat, I couldn’t have stormed the secretariat under the watchful eyes of the Nigeria police” he said.
Ukaegbu also refuted claims that he was on the run, alleging that “Ehiemere is the one on the run as the police are after him”.
He also refuted the theft allegation against him saying;
“under what capacity is he (Ehiemer) petitioning me? his personal capacity or as what? if he wants, he can petition to Buhari, I will meet him there.”
‘He should allow the police to do their investigation” Ukaegbu added while responding to the petition against him.
According to Ukaegbu, APGA is in tact in Abia and the leadership change would not affect candidates who were elected during the party primaries for the 2023 general election.
