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*Ugochukwu Agballah, Executives reject dissolution of Enugu APC Exco<\/strong>*<\/p>\n\n\n\n

…..Say NWC\u2019s action is unconstitutional<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Felix Duru Mbah
People&Politics Reporter<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The crisis within the Enugu State chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC) deepened recently as the State Chairman, Barrister Ugochukwu Agballah, vehemently rejected the purported dissolution of the State Executive Committee (SEC) by the party\u2019s National Working Committee (NWC).
In a strong-worded statement issued in Enugu on Saturday, Agballah described the NWC\u2019s resolution \u2014 allegedly reached at its 179th meeting recently \u2014 as \u201cunlawful, illegal and unconstitutional.\u201d
The NWC had reportedly dissolved the State Executive and appointed a seven-man caretaker committee led by former Chairman, Mr. Ben Nwoye.
Agballah said the move was a gross violation of the APC Constitution 2022 (as amended) and a direct assault on internal party democracy.
\u201cThe Enugu State Executive Committee of the APC was duly elected through the party congress in line with constitutional provisions. We were never informed of any misconduct or infraction that could justify such an arbitrary action,\u201d the statement read.
According to him, Articles 21.1 to 21.3 of the APC Constitution clearly vest disciplinary authority on the Zonal Executive Committee, which must make recommendations to the National Executive Committee (NEC) before any state organ can be sanctioned.
He maintained that the NWC lacked the constitutional powers to dissolve a duly elected state executive.
\u201cThe purported dissolution by the NWC amounts to a gross overreach, and is void ab initio,\u201d Agballah declared. \u201cEven the NEC cannot dissolve a state executive suo motu without due process involving the zonal committee.\u201d
According to him, \u201cWhat has been done is a clear act of impunity that we shall resist through all constitutional means.\u201d
He further alleged that most members of the newly announced caretaker committee were not legitimate party members, adding that several of them had been suspended for anti-party activities during the 2023 elections.
\u201cOnly one of those listed is a registered APC member,\u201d he said. \u201cThe rest were suspended by their wards and local government organs, and those suspensions were ratified by the South-East Zonal Executive Committee.\u201d
Agballah also questioned the credibility of the Caretaker Committee Chairman, Nwoye, claiming that he ceased to be a member of the APC earlier this year.
\u201cOn April 17, 2025, Mr. Nwoye publicly resigned from the APC, an action that was widely reported. He has not been re-registered in any ward. Appointing a non-member to chair a caretaker committee is a political absurdity and an affront to the Constitution,\u201d he said.
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The embattled Chairman directed all ward, local government, and zonal officers of the party in Enugu State to disregard the dissolution and remain in office.
He urged members to stay calm and law-abiding while the state executive explores constitutional means to challenge what he described as a \u201creckless subversion\u201d of party rules.
He accused the NWC of neglecting the Enugu chapter despite the state\u2019s efforts to expand the APC\u2019s presence.
\u201cSince we assumed office in 2021, we have built the APC into a viable opposition force present in all 260 wards of the state without a single kobo from the National Secretariat. It is ironic that those who abandoned Enugu are now attempting to destabilize it,\u201d Agballah said.
The statement also recalled that the current executive inherited a fractured party under Nwoye\u2019s leadership, which had \u201cnon-existent structures in over 20 wards.\u201d
Agballah claimed that his leadership had revived the party, attracting defectors from both the immediate-past ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Labour Party, and positioning the APC as the \u201cvoice of accountability\u201d in Enugu politics.
While condemning the NWC\u2019s decision, Agballah reaffirmed the loyalty of the Enugu State chapter to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the NEC of the party.
\u201cWe shall continue to uphold the supremacy of the APC Constitution and defend its integrity through every lawful means,\u201d he said.
The statement was jointly signed by Agballah and all members of the Enugu State Executive Committee, including the 17 local government Chairmen, who declared their total rejection of the NWC\u2019s action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Culled from People&Politics.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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