Sequel to the refreshed suspension of the former Minister of Mines and Steel Development Dr Uche Ogah by the Chairmen of the 17 APC Chapters in Abia state and the State Working Committee during their meeting on Monday at Umuahia, Dr Ogah on Tuesday reacted, stating that his alleged suspension has been pending in the court.
Ogah said this when he was asked over the telephone to react to his suspension, and wondered if the APC was not aware of, or forgot that the matter was pending in court or decided to ignore the court.
Ogah reportedly at the weekend while speaking during a reception held in honour of the Abia state Attorney General/Commissioner of Justice ( HAG ) Mr Ikechukwu Uwanna by his Isuikwuato communities, announced that he will vote for the reelection of president Bola Tinubu of the APC in 2027 , but vote for the state governor Dr Alex Otti who is a member of the Labour Labour party.
HAG Uwanna was among the last set of Lawyers elevated to the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria ( SAN )
The state APC Group announced to journalists after their Monday meeting presided over by the state Deputy Chairman Hon Chibuzo Ihesinulo at the party’s Umuahia State Secretariat that it resolved to refresh Ogah’s suspension that was imposed since 2022.
They however stated that though Ogah did not speak for or on behalf of the APC, but for himself, his declaring publicly to vote for the Labour Party guber candidate in the 2027 election, amounted to anti-party ( APC ) activity, recalling also that Dr Ogah has been on suspension from the party since 2022, which ( suspension ) was yet to be lifted.
The APC Group during the meeting also resolved that Hon Donatus Nwankpa who served as the State APC Chairman, and is currently serving as the APC National Welfare Secretary, should be returned to the same position during the coming APC national Convention.
The state APC Legal Adviser Mr Vigilus Nwankwo said that going by the party rules, Dr Ogah, having been on subsisting suspension, should remain so until the party takes another decision.
Both decisions on Dr Ogah and Hon Nwankpa were unanimously affirmed by the members at the meeting.
REPORT BY GORDI UDEAJAH
