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The enactment of the All Progressives Congress (APC) successful Ughelli North Local Government chapter, Delta State, has dismissed what it described arsenic a “purported suspension and replacement” of its enforcement officers, declaring the determination unconstitutional, fraudulent, and “dead connected arrival.”
The enactment successful a swift absorption besides suspended immoderate of its executives, who were arrowheads of the purported suspension, including Samuel Evwighono, Juliet Oduma, Daniel Osiebe, Pharm. Ogaabe Suzzy, Omokiniovo John, Onakpoma Philip, Ekama Ufuoma, Sobotie Paul, and Emeyarakpo Ufuoma.
They were suspended indefinitely for “Gross Misconducts”, describing them arsenic impostors.
In a powerfully worded rejoinder addressed to the Delta State Working Committee of the APC and signed by the Ughelli North APC Chairman, Hon. Obakpororo Onoabedje, and Secretary, Barr. (Mrs.) Beauty Ubogun-Nze (ACArb), the section enactment faulted the alleged exigency gathering of October 4, 2025, during which a ballot of nary assurance was reportedly passed connected its apical executives.
According to the letter, “there was nary specified gathering astatine the enactment secretariat connected the 4th of October 2025. The Chairman, Mr. Obakpororo Onoabedje, ne'er called immoderate gathering connected the said day, nor did the Secretary, who is the custodian of the keys to the secretariat, authorise entree for immoderate meeting. Any specified assertion is wholly mendacious and fabricated.”
The Ughelli North APC executives described the alleged suspension arsenic a “flagrant breach and rape of the party’s constitution”, citing Article 2 of the APC Constitution (2022 arsenic amended), which provides for law supremacy, declaring immoderate contrary determination “illegal and void.” The missive further stressed that “the purported suspension and replacement is null and void ab initio for being contrary to basal instrumentality and so the constitution of our party.”
Quoting respective ineligible precedents, including Majigiri vs Yusuf (2023) and Ariori vs Elemo (1983), the enactment officers emphasised that the alleged gathering and its result were unconstitutional and devoid of just hearing, a cardinal rule of justice. “Such amerciable enactment devoid of just proceeding is null and void ab initio for being contrary to basal instrumentality and so the constitution of our party,” the missive stated.
The rejoinder besides described arsenic “ridiculous” the assertion that the Chairman had failed to convene meetings since June 2023, insisting that “the Chairman, alongside two-thirds bulk of the Local Government Executive Committee, person held meetings and discharged their duties efficaciously to the admiration of enactment members.” It noted that caller members were registered and issued enactment cards arsenic precocious arsenic May 15, 2025.
Responding to allegations of anti-party activities, the leaders declared, “The Chairman, Secretary, and Organising Secretary person consistently engaged successful party-building efforts, reconciling caller members and promoting the RENEWED HOPE AGENDA of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.” They accused unnamed “impostors” of attempting to destabilise the enactment astatine the grassroots level successful wide usurpation of the constitution.
In a striking revelation, the Ughelli North APC described the purported solution arsenic a “fabrication,” pointing retired that “a deceased Chief Dickson Umukoro allegedly signed the letter,” rendering it invalid. “The signatories of the purported solution bash not signifier portion of the due organ empowered to telephone oregon ballot astatine specified a meeting,” the connection added.
The rejoinder further alleged that “certain hopeless elements wrong the enactment are bent connected imposing themselves done amerciable machinations and forged documents,” informing that specified acts lone service to weaken enactment unity up of the adjacent elections. “The Ughelli North APC is united, focused, and volition not beryllium distracted by governmental merchants whose lone purpose is to origin confusion,” the connection declared.
Reaffirming their legitimacy, Onoabedje and Ubogun-Nze stated: “The authorities of the Ughelli North Local Government Area Executive Committee nether Chairman Obakpororo Onoabedje’s enactment is precise beardown and well-positioned to guarantee that our enactment continues to turn stronger arsenic we expanse each governmental offices astatine the polls successful the adjacent wide elections.”
In a follow-up solution adopted astatine a enactment reappraisal meeting, the Ughelli North APC passed a ballot of assurance connected Hon. Obakpororo Onoabedje (Chairman), Barr. (Mrs.) Beauty Ubogun-Nze (Secretary), and Mr. Henry Ophori (Organising Secretary). The connection commended their “transparent enactment and committedness to the unity and stableness of the party,” assuring that the existent executives stay the duly recognised and morganatic officers of the APC successful Ughelli North.
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