The All Progressives Congress (APC) has nullified the suspension of the Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi, and some other members of the party in Rivers State.
Amaechi, alongside Senator Andrew Uchendu, and the former APC National Deputy Secretary, Victor Giadom and others were suspended by the Igo Aguma-led faction of the Rivers State chapter of the party for alleged anti-party activities.
However, the Governor Mai Mala Buni-led Caretaker/Extra-Ordinary National Convention Planning Committee on Wednesday nullified the purported suspension via a letter written by the Head, Legal Services of the APC, Dare Oketade.
The letter titled: “Purported Suspension of Rt. Hon. Rotimi Amaechi, Sen. Andrew Uchendu and Expulsion of Chief Hon. Victor Giadom,” addressed to Igo Aguma, described the suspension as being null and without effect as the persons behind the action were not known to the party as officers.
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The letter partly read, “We have checked through our records at the National Secretariat and found out that those persons are not officers of the party in Rivers State.
“I am therefore directed by the National Chairman, His Excellency, Governor Mai Mala Buni, to notify you, for the avoidance of doubt, that the Rivers State chapter of the APC is led by Hon. Isaac Ogbobula, who was duly sworn in at the National Secretariat of the party in December 2020, by virtue of the National Executive Committee meeting held at the Council chamber of Aso Rock Abuja.
“By the above, I wish to draw you and other party members in Rivers State attention to the consequences of impersonation both within the constitutions of our party and laws of Nigeria.
“The party will not hesitate to take necessary disciplinary measures should any member of the party in Rivers State continue to take steps in impersonating the recognised state caretaker committee led by Hon. Isaac Abbot Ogbobula or any of his Local Government Ward Executives.”
