The Forum of 27 LGA Chairmen of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Imo State chapter, has dissociated itself from the recent reports in some sections of the media on the purported appointment of Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere by chairmen as leader of the party in the State.
In a communique issued on Thursday after an emergency meeting chaired by the Chairman of All Chairmen Hon Emeka Chukwu Alihie of Ohaji Egbema LGA held on Tuesday in Owerri the chairmen unanimously described the reports as false and deceptive.
The group warned anyone or group against impersonating them, while also endorsing the expulsion of Ugochinyere from the party for gross indiscipline.
The Chairmen wondered how they could have appointed anyone as the leader of the party in the State when the party’s constitution does not empower them to do so, declaring that leadership is earned and not bought.
According to the communique the “Emergency Meeting Of The Forum of Authentic PDP 27 LGA Chairmen is premised on the purported crowning of Hon. Ugochinyere Imo and member representing the good people of Ideato Federal constituency at the Green chambers of the Federal House of Representative as the leader of our great party in Imo State as circulated over the media.
They said based on this worthless and deceitful media circulation signed off by a faceless impostor with the name Barr. Uche Alisieigwe who claimed to be the Chairman of the forum of all LGA Chairmen in Imo State, resolved that the faceless impostor Barr. Uche Alisieigwe is not in their records across the State as either a ward, LGA, Zonal, or State executive member of their party.
They said that as a prerequisite, one must be a Local Government Area Chairman of the party before S/He can be elected to become the chairman of the forum of all Chairmen.
According to them the so-called faceless impostor Barr. Uche Alisieigwe could not identify which of the LGAs in Imo he chairs to become the chairman of all Chairmen in the Imo State PDP.
The Forum for Authentic PDP 27 LGA Chairmen therefore warn the so-called Uche Alisiigwe and his co-travellers to forthwith desist from impersonating the officers of the great party with false and malicious information with fake letterhead documents of the party.
The Party chairmen said that investigations have shown that such a name is one of the names deployed by Ugochinyere to cause disharmony within the Imo PDP and beyond while calling on the leadership of the party in Imo state to commence criminal proceedings against this so-called faceless Uche Alisieigwe.
They also urged the leadership of the party to as a matter of urgency write to the Imo state chapter of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) to unravel and confirm the membership of this faceless impostor by the name of Barr. Uche Alisieigwe with the revered legal profession
“Because we believe in the sacredness of the legal profession to which no member can attempt to desecrate, we therefore urge the Imo state chapter of the NBA to commence disciplinary actions against Uche Alisieigwe who by the acronym attached to his name is presumed to be a lawyer bringing ridicule, disrepute and dishonour to the body.
The Forum of authentic 27 LGA Chairmen of the party in Imo state hereby unequivocally disassociate, debunk, and refute such malicious claims by the non-existent group with a faceless Chairman and impostor Uche Alisieigwe and state that we are not part of his charade and cannot be linked to his criminalities with that of his paymasters and co-travelers.
“Let it also be stated that going by the constitutional provisions of our great party, it is not the forum of the LGA Chairmen that is responsible for electing who becomes the leader of the party as erroneously stated by the faceless and shameless Uche Alisieigwe. Leadership is earned and not bought.
The Forum declared that there is no leadership vacuum and neither is there a leadership tussle in the Imo PDP adding that they remain comfortable, focused, and loyal to the leadership directions as provided by our leader, the undisputed and unopposed National Secretary of our great party and Candidate of the 2023 Governorship election in Imo state HE. Most. Dist. Senator Samuel Nnaemeka Anyanwu.
The Forum identified with the decision of the members and leadership of our Great Party PDP in the Umuopia ward of Ideato North regarding the expulsion of Hon. Ugochinyere Imo as stated in their expulsion letter.
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