A member of the House of Representatives representing Udeato federal constituency of Imo State, Hon. Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere Ikeagwuonu, on Monday, reacted to news of Senator Abdullahi Adamu’s resignation as the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), saying Adamu was allegedly consumed by his relationship with Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodimma, which made him walk into many political landmines that have now consumed him.
TheGuardian reports that there’s confusion over Adamu’s resignation since the news emerged on Sunday night.
It was gathered that Adamu resigned his position to preempt the decision of the party’s National Executive Council (NEC) slated for Wednesday.
There were reports also that the embattled National Chairman resigned purportedly on the orders of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Contacted by Nigerian newspaper, Daily Trust, the one-time governor declined to comment, stating he “won’t talk about the issue because the president is away.”
Describing Adamu’s alleged resignation as a welcomed one, federal lawmaker, Ugochinyere, in a statement he personally signed, urged President Tinubu and APC governors to complete the cleansing by removing Governor Uzodimma as the chairman of the Progressive Governor’s Forum (PGF) and replace him with his Ogun State counterpart, Governor Dapo Abiodun.
Ugochinyere stated that he is concerned about “treacherous and unloyal” people who parade themselves as loyal and looking for a way to get access to influence President Tinubu and security chiefs into keeping Imo as a blood-ridden battlefield.
He opined that despite Adamu’s exit as APC’s National Chairman, with Uzodimma’s continued stay as chairman of the PGF, President Tinubu should be wary and expect more betrayals and sabotage.
Ugochinyere stated how Adamu and Uzodimma have allegedly been fighting Tinubu since the presidential primaries plus their purported plot to topple the newly elected principal officers of the National Assembly.
He also pointed out the style in which Adamu announced former Senate President Ahmad Lawan as the consensus presidential candidate for the party, which was against the position of the ruling party’s NWC, describing it as gestapo-styled.
Ugochinyere also pointed out how Uzodimma reluctantly endorsed Godswill Akpabio, Jubrin Barau, Tajudeen Abbas and Benjamin Kalu as consensus candidates of the ruling party for the National Assembly leadership positions.
Ugochinyere noted that Adamu’s recent utterance that the ruling party had no hand in the selection of the National Assembly principal officers was another pointer of his purported disloyalty to President Tinubu.
All these, the lawmaker said, were the handiwork of Adamu and Uzodimma, adding that it’s dangerous if Uzodimma is not removed as the head of the PGF, as he and Adamu allegedly “worked hand in hand to sabotage President Tinubu.”
Ugochinyere added: “After Adamu’s resignation Uzodimma should be next. Tinubu has to complete the cleansing to avoid further sabotage and instigation against him now and in the near future. Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State can manipulate the minds of new governors.
“The ruling party’s NWC can also be manipulated with characters like Uzodimma running around. The only way to bring back stability and genuine working relationship between President and governors is for progressive governors forum chairmanship to be given to a man with proven character and integrity and not a political gate crasher like Hope Uzodimma.”
