28 members of the 38 Statutory Members of the All Progressives Congress APC in Rivers State on Monday announced the suspension of the party chairman , Igo Aguma
The also appoints a caretaker committee led by Hon. Sokonte Davies pending the conduct of fresh Congresses to fill the vacant positions in the organs of the party at all levels
Members of the team includes Hon. Edwin Oludi, Hon Ike Chinwo, Hon Irene Inimgba, Sen Andrew Uchendu, Hon Chidi Lloyd. Hon. Elechi Dike. Hon. Sampson Egop. Hon. Fred Igwe. Hon. James Fuayefika, Hon. Leyi Keane, Hon. Tonye Longjohn Hon. Dakuku Peterside Hon. Alalibo Fredrick Hon. Dawari George Hon. Sokonte Davis
Others are, Hon. Bob Fredricks Hon. Asita Honourable Hon. John Imegi Hon. Ogbonna Nwuke Hon. David Okumgba Dr. Sam Sam Jaja Chief Victor Giadom Hon. Promise Abibo Hon. Elemchukwu James Hon. Isaiah Elechi .Group Captain Ben-Kalio .Chief Rufus Ada George and Rt. Hon. Chibuike Amaechi
Addressing Journalists in Port hacourt , the group said actions and inaction of Hon. Igochukwu Aguma are in total contempt of the judgment he got and after thoroughly, painstakingly and dispassionately reviewing the actions and inactions vis-a-vis the festering crisis in the Party, they resolved that Hon. Igochukwu Aguma is hereby suspended as Chairman of the Caretaker Committee of the All Progressives Congress, Rivers State Chapter.
The also posit that that the judgment of Hon. Justice G. O. Omereji in PHC/4355/2019 did not constitute Hon. Igochukwu Aguma into a sole administrator for the Party. Rather, the judgment clearly constituted the Statutory Members of the State Executive Committee into a Caretaker Committee.”
One the selection of Davies , the group said “This selection is made with full regard to the comportment, intellectual capacity, party management experience and temperament to manage a political party and her varied tendencies and ranking traditions of Parliament from where the majority of us as statutory members draw our membership of this State Executive Committee as provided for in the APC Constitution 2014 (as Amended).”
“We emphasize that the emergence of Hon. Dr. Sokonte Davies as Caretaker Chairman from this meeting is takes full cognisance of the duty before us and, particularly, the ranking elders of the party in the State such as Senator Uchendu; His Excellency, Chief Rufus Ada George, former Governor of Rivers State who is in the United States at the moment and unable to return due to the COVID-19 pandemic; His Excellency, Rt. Hon. Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi, former Governor of Rivers State and a serving Minister of Transportation of the Federal Republic of Nigeria; and Dr. Sam Sam Jaja, Member of the APC Board of Trustees from Rivers State under Article 32 of the APC Constitution.”
“That all actions taken by Hon. Igochukwu Aguma purportedly in the name of the All Progressives Congress, Rivers State Chapter do not bind the Party, being actions taken contrary to the provisions of Article 26 of the APC Constitution and the Judgement in PHC/4355/2019.”
That henceforth, all actions taken by Hon. Igochukwu Aguma in the name of the Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress shall not bind the Party, Hon. Aguma having been suspended.
That a Committee shall be set up to investigate the sundry activities of Hon. Igochukwu Aguma which border on contempt of Court and anti-party activities in flagrant violation of provisions of the APC Constitution 2014 (as Amended) and punishable under Article 21 thereof.
Henceforth, all correspondences meant for the Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congresses should be directed to the Rt. Hon. Sokonte Davies.
