The immediate past chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Enugu State, Dr Ben Nwoye has faulted the Purported Suspension of the Federal Commissioner representing Enugu State in the Federal Character Commission, Ginika Tor and advised the leadership of the party in the state to desist from such acts capable of destroying the party.
Nwoye said instead of engaging in incessant suspension of old members, the party should put machineries in motion on how to receive new members into its fold.
Nwoye, a former Federal Commissioner decried alarming rate of suspension of members of the party in the state and advised the Ugochukwu Agballah led leadership to refrain from such acts and organise rallies to welcome people into the party instead of incessant announcement of the suspension of stalwarts of the party.
He recalled how the Agballah-led executive had announced the purported suspension of former Senate President, Ken Nnamani, ex governor Sullivan Chime, former speaker, Eugene Odoh, Former Director General of Voice of Nigeria, Osita Okechukwu among others in the past and the recent purported suspension of Tor.
The All Progressives Congress (APC) South East Zone had a statement personally signed by the Southeast Deputy Vice Chairman Dr. Ijeomah Arodiogbu, announcing ratification of the purported suspension of Tor by the Enugu State APC.
But Nwoye described the action of the Enugu and Southeast APC as unconstitutional and ridiculous, insisting that Tor as a member of the party can only be suspended by her political ward.
He therefore urged them to make out time and study the constitution of the party so that they will be guided in their action, saying the incessant suspension is becoming embarrassing to the party.
The former APC chairman in Enugu State noted that he was not aware that Tor was suspended by her ward neither was he aware of any appeal at the local government level that led to the suspension by the state executive of the party.
Nwoye therefore advised the South East National Vice chairman of the party Dr. Ijeomah Arodiogbu to refrain from actions capable of tarnishing his image even outside the political circle.
He insisted that the frequent visit of Arodiogbu to Enugu to suspend people who supported the emergence of President Bola Tinubu as APC president candidate has done more harm than good to the party.
Nwoye therefore called on President Tinubu and National leadership of the party to beam its searchlight on the Enugu State Chapter of the party with a view to putting a stop to the unconstitutional activities of the state and zonal chapter of the party.
