Umeh Says APGA Has Secret To Win Imo State …Inaugurates Party’s Caretaker Committee

Odogwuemekaodogwu.blogspot.com reports that the National Chair­man of All Progres­sives Grand Alliance (APGA), Chief Vic­tor Umeh, yesterday said the party knows the secret of winning Imo State, declar­ing that the party will remove Govermor Rochas Okorocha in 2015.

Speaking during the inaugu­ration of the state executive in Abuja, Umeh stated that APGA had since 2003 been winning the governorship of the state but was robbed on some of the oc­casions.

He said: “We have been win­ning Imo in the past elections. The people of Imo love APGA and have been showing that love by voting for us. Unfortunately, some people have been stealing our mandate. We are confident that with Prof. Jega conducting good elections in the country, we will defeat Okorocha in 2015. We will form the govern­ment in Imo State in 2015.”

The APGA chairman charged the state executive, led by Mr. Peter Ezeobi, a lawyer, to embark on membership mo­bilisation to help enlarge the structure of the party in the state.

Insisting that Okorocha did not pose any threat to APGA, Umeh stated that the same members of the party, who elected the governor in 2011 and who felt betrayed by his de­fection to the All Progressives Congress (APC), would vote him out in the next election .

He said: “We have all it takes to wrest power from Okorocha. He got there on our platform, our members are still intact and are ready to reclaim their man­date. They feel betrayed and will show that in 2015.”

He tasked the 16-member state executive to work hard to increase the visibility and ac­ceptability of the party in every nook and cranny of the state. To achieve this, the APGA boss advised the party’s leader­ship in the state not to wait for people to come to them but, instead, it should embark on intensive membership drive.

He said the executive must be fair to every member, warn­ ing against arrogance and ped­dling of influence.

According to him, APGA would be embraced by every Imo resident if it provided a level playing ground for all members and aspirants.

In his address, Ezeobi prom­ised to work hard to reposition the party in the state. He ex­plained that most members of the executive resolved not to move to APC with Okorocha because they believed in the manifesto and philosophy of the party.

Members of the new execu­tive include Dr. David Iwuag­wu (vice chairman), Victor Chidi Diala (secretary), Chief Ben Ogbuehi (vice chairman Okigwe), Eugene Obi (vice chairman Orlu), Chima Nwosu (vice chairman Owerri).

Sun Newspaper report