● Soldiers, policemen deployed to Edozie Njoku’s Awka office
From Chuks Moses, Awka
The Anambra State government, has allegedly deployed heavily armed security operatives including soldiers, mobile policemen and state government agents to seal off the head office of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) led by Edozie Njoku in Awka.
Addressing a gathering of journalists with party faithful at the gate of the sealed office, the Vice National Chairman (South East), Engr Tony Uche Ezekwelu, expressed shock that a state chief executive could lock out officers and members of the party that produced him.
Ezekwelu lamented that change of party leaders and control is not in anyway a death sentence but a rejigging of party structure for effective performance and political alertness.
He described the act of sealing the party office as politically motivated, especially when other adjoining offices, including the Healthy Living with Nonye Soludo, the office of the governor’s wife was affected.
According to the party chief, the state government agents, the soldiers and policemen stormed the APGA state headquarters located on Road One of Udoka Housing Estate to carry out the action in the early hours of Tuesday, August 27, 2024.
Reacting in a telephone interview from his Abuja national office, Chief Edozie Njoku, confirmed having received information and reports about the sealing of the party’s head office by Anambra state government officials.
He said he would consult immediately with the National Secretariat of the party on the matter and would take appropriate necessary action.
Hear him, “It is true, I got the information this morning (Tuesday) that the party office was sealed by a government agency.
“So, I am consulting with the National Secretariat. It is after the consultation that we will decide on the action we take.
“I need to know the true facts on the ground, and my secretaries are making calls; once we have the true picture, we can have a proper and accurate reaction.”
The sealing of the office antic is said to be sequel to the manipulation of the Anambra State Independent Electoral Commission (ANSIEC) which drove away the leadership of the Edozie Njoku-led APGA from a top level stakeholders interactive meeting in Awka about a week ago.
A note left behind showed that the officers who sealed the APGA were from the Anambra State Housing Development Corporation. They asked the occupants should show evidence that the residence was procedurally converted to commercial premises.
These scheming and manipulations is causing political watchers assume that the state’s helmsman does not have genuine intentions for the planned September 28,2024 council polls in the state.
However, Mr. Christian Aburime, Press Secretary to the Governor when contacted, claimed to be oblivious of the incidence.
He referred journalists to the Special Adviser (SA) on Political Matters, Dr. Alex Obiogbolu.
