The embattled chief of the Grand Alliance of All Progressives, Edozie Njoku, has warned the Unbiased Nationwide Election Fee that failure to be acknowledged because the get together’s bona fide nationwide chairman could jeopardize the 2023 basic election.
Njoku said this on Thursday at a press convention in Abuja.
the punch had reported that Edozie Njoku and Victor Oye had disagreed over get together management, with each claiming the get together’s nationwide chairmanship. Though Oye takes the reins of the get together’s nationwide secretariat in Abuja and is acknowledged by the INEC, Njoku has since produced a number of paperwork, together with the “corrected Supreme Court docket ruling and a letter of clarification” allegedly written by the chief choose within the panel, Choose Mary Odili, now retired.
On November 28, 2022, Njoku and Chukwuemeka Nwoga (APGA Nationwide Youth Chief led by Njoku) have been referred to the Suleja Correctional Service following an arrest warrant issued by Choose Mohammed Madugu of the Excessive Court docket of the Territory of the Federal Capital with headquarters in Bwari. for failing to seem in courtroom every week early.
Talking on the press convention, Njoku known as on APGA leaders, together with Anambra State Governor Charles Soludo, to intervene within the disaster, warning nonetheless that their lack of recognition by the related authorities may result in a disaster all year long 2023.
He mentioned, “It’s precisely one month at present (Thursday) for the reason that presiding choose, Justice Mary Odili, wrote the 9 Could 2022 clarification letter on the correction in a case that began in Jigawa state and resulted in La Supreme Court docket. I used to be eliminated within the decrease courtroom because the nationwide chairman of the get together.
“It’s so unlucky that one month after the Titular Choose of the Supreme Court docket clarified the rectified sentence, the INEC has refused to acknowledge me and all the chief members of APGA because the genuine executives. We are actually taking part in with fireplace. 2023 is a turning level within the historical past of Nigeria as a contemporary society. We can not enable sure folks to thwart Nigeria’s democracy within the 2023 basic election. I wish to draw the eye of sure people who find themselves in APGA that everybody who’s with Oye is an APGA member.
“All of us who gave you nomination kinds ought to relaxation straightforward as a result of they’re the actual APGA candidates. I ask Anambra State Governor Charles Soludo that sure individuals are placing stress on him saying ‘Njoku is behind his seat’. I am not on the lookout for your seat. If we would like elections to happen in 2023, and if we would like APGA to do properly, all forces want to return collectively. We should unite and drive this election in APGA in order that we will win the Homes of Meeting, the elections to the Federal Home of Representatives, the Senate, the Governor and the Presidency. Nigerians are watching.”
In response to Njoku, some youth teams, backed by members of the Nigerian Bar Affiliation, have taken it upon themselves to carry peaceable rallies on the Supreme Court docket and INEC premises subsequent week, at the same time as he pleaded with them to make sure they attend. to the occasion. peaceably
Extending a hand of peace to the Oye-led govt, Njoku mentioned: “The Supreme Court docket by its clarification has reinstated me because the APGA nationwide president. Even when that makes you uncomfortable, be affected person. That’s the means the rule of regulation develops.
“The sentence we’ve got is genuine and so are the Licensed Trustworthy Copies, CTC. Come 2023, the actual candidates are those coming from the APGA led by Njoku. Something lower than that is unlawful exclusion. Whoever is behind this could take into consideration our nation Nigeria and what may occur in 2023 when this evil plan that you’ve got set in movement manifests itself,” he warned.
That mentioned, Njoku warned of a cabal whose methods are sometimes unlawful however get what they need regardless, saying, “There’s a critical cabal on this nation that does issues the best way they need them performed. Generally we blame the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, the president of INEC, the Inspector Common of Police. Generally there are robust teams that politicians use to thwart the path of justice for their very own egocentric curiosity.”
He additional warned of the hazards of creating unsubstantiated accusations, notably those who border on monetary incentives.
“I wish to name on our folks to cease calling folks’s names in excessive locations carelessly. In the event you do not see funds exchanging fingers, do not say that some folks have been compromised. The one factor I do know is that we’ve got identified them by their fruits,” she added.
He additionally harassed that each the rectified sentence of the Supreme Court docket and the clarification letter from Justice of the Peace Odili have been copied by the INEC headquarters, the police authorities and the CJN.