…Urge Dr. Ominimini To Stop Parading Himself As APC Constituency 1 Chairman
Contrary to insinuations and speculations that the ousted Ughelli North Local Government All Progressives Congress (APC) party chairman, Mr. Onoabedje Obakpororo, was orchestrated by the newly appointed acting chairman, Mr. Samuel Evwighono, has denied having hands in his woes, saying that all that happened was within the party constitution.
Narrating what led to the removal and subsequent suspension of the former chairman Mr.Onoabedje, from the party, Mr. Evwighono, explained that he, as the former treasurer to the APC party in the local government did not over throw nor back stabbed Mr. Obakpororo, but the constitution of the party was duly followed.
“Just as you are asking me now, I did not meet any leader or member to remove Onoabedje for me to take over. What led to his removal was his inability to unite the party, his lone ranger attitude and his involvement in anti-party activities and so, the constitution of the party was invoked.
“For over two years, he couldn’t convene exco meetings as well as local government meeting of the party. This lingers until the defection of the now leader of the party, His Excellency, Governor Sheriff Oborevwori.
“He has been reached severally to call for an exco and LGA meetings to discuss the way forward and growth of the party in the local government but chose to work alone.
“I personally met him and informed him of all the setbacks his inability to call a meeting could cause the party. If he is fair enough, he will testify to this. We met him at different fora but he was adamant and self centred as his only response was I am not bothered.
“He chose not to attend any gathering of the local government whilst he is the chairman, but pretend to be in APC by attending state meetings of APC and holding meetings with ADC leaders. People kept asking if he has defected to the ADC, but I couldn’t respond because he kept everyone in suspense as he run the party as a private entity”
Mr. Evwighono expressed his dismay, stating that it is unfair for the sacked chairman of the party to be spreading false information about him and stated that his purported publications suspending him and others was dead on arrival as the party constitution supercedes any individuals decisions.
“It is wrong. He should tell the public the number of times we the other exco members have called him to discuss with him about the party. He should be man enough to speak the truth on how I met him at Agbarho, excused him out of a meeting an told him the stance of the party constitution and decisions of the party leaders.”
Mr. Evwighono, who expressed bitterness over the false information been spread that he orchestrated the suspension of Mr. Onoabedje, noted that as a core APC member who was even in the party before the fired chairman, couldn’t have worked against the party constitution in favour of only one individual or turned down the decision of the party leaders because of one man.
On Chief Dr. Christopher Obiuwevwi Ominimi, claims of being the chairman of APC constituency 1 in Ughelli North and alleging that all the acting exco members are new, Mr. Evwighono, challenged Dr. Ominimini to make mention of one name among the excos that met him in the party, but rather he met us in the party.
“I have the records of everyone on how they joined the party in Ughelli North including Dr. Ominimini and those he is parading himself with as leaders. They came to meet us in the party, and as a result, I make bold to say that your resources does not make you an automatic leader over the founding members of the party.
“It is also a capital lies that Dr. Ominimini is the APC ‘Constituency 1 Chairman’. This claims is false and i can tell you for free that there was no gathering where he was made Chairman of Constituency 1 of the APC in Ughelli North.
“Chief Dr. Ominimini is not in any position and has no right to address any issues neither is he authorized to make the frivolous claims of new PDP members trying to take over APC which is a blatant lies.
“He too is a new member in the party because he came to meet me and others in the party. So he should be careful with the choice of words he uses especially when on live Radio, and I also make bold to say that none of those he is parading himself with are leaders or excos of the party in Ughelli North.”
Mr. Evwighono emphasized the need for unity within the party and for members to focus on working towards the success of the APC in Ughelli North Local Government Area ahead of 2027. He called on Chief Dr. Ominimini to refrain from making false claims and spreading misinformation, urging him to work together with the existing party members for the benefit of the APC, adding that his outbursts maybe as a result of ignorance of the many wrongs and harms the former chairman has done to the party.