APGA suspended National Chairman Victor Oye in soup, as NWC insists Oye must go for calling them miscreants

www.odogwublog.com reports that the suspended national chairman of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Dr Victor Ike Oye must go.

Speaking exclusively to www.odogwublog.com , Acting National Chairman, Ozo Nwabueze Mario Okafor said the act by members of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party to suspend Oye stands.

APGA Leader, Gov Willie Obiano’s intervention to broker peace failed as Oye started calling them names.

Ozo Okafor known as (Okpoche Ngene) their move was to save the party from the glaring destruction O

His words: ‘’……We had a meeting with the Governor who did all within his powers to see the resolution of the crisis. But while we were still trying to digest the way forward to a peaceful resolution of the crisis so canvassed by the national Leader and other well-meaning members of the party, the suspended National Chairman went haywire and called the people who legally and constitutionally suspended him dissidents, rebels, renegades.

‘’ He said we were settled with spaghetti, egusi soup and money so as to abandon the course we have taken. We actually took serious exception to that. And therefore we have come to a painful decision to come open to enlighten the public for the first time on what was going on. We regret doing this, having taken all necessary steps to ensure that all issues concerning this be treated within the party but Dr Oye has made things practically impossible.’

‘’…….I don’t know how he came to that because members of the NWC who suspended him, are all very distinguished men and women. We are all much more distinguished than himself. We have all collectively and individually served our country in various capacities and portfolios. Realistically speaking he’s the one that can be said to have doubtful and questionable antecedents because we don’t know where he came from, we don’t know the elections he has ever contested and won, or the positions he has ever held.

‘’ Else, he would not be talking about people who have been gubernatorial candidates of the party in several elections in that manner. Myself, I was the senatorial candidates of the party in the last general elections in Enugu State. I was elected local Government Chairman, for several tenures in Enugu State. I was Chairman of Association of Local Government of Nigeria, Enugu State Chapter, National President of Association of Local Government of Nigeria (ALGON) and Vice President of United Association of Local Governments in Africa, Member of Commonwealth Local Government Forum, as an executive member.

‘’So, from these, I don’t know how I can be considered a miscreant, a charlatan or such negative choice of words as portrayed by the suspended National chairman. And since he has resorted to that, he has shown that he is not in any mood to toe the path of peace and reconciliation because his language is not conciliatory at all. His language does not provide for an atmosphere conducive for peace, understanding and harmony.

‘’We are beginning to feel that he is a fifth-columnist planted in the party to destroy the party because he has not invested in the party at any level at all prior to his emergence as the National Chairman. He has also not held any position in the party, none anywhere apart from claiming to be a backroom staff in Abia State during the tenure of Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu as the Governor of that state. We have not heard that he has been elected a Councilor before. Most of us rose through the ranks, moving from being elected Councilors up to becoming elected council chairman.

‘’ I rose through the rung of the ladder, which prepared me adequately as the Deputy National Chairman (South East). So I have held positions that prepared me for leadership – both physically, psychologically, mentally and in all ramifications. All of us at the NWC are equally well detailed and prepared for leadership.
Therefore to question our integrity, our motive, our personality, or our character is most unacceptable…………………………………………’’

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Photo of Oye addressing media and Ozo Okafor below