…Describe reports as deceptive, send warning to impersonators
…Endorse Ugochinyere’s expulsion from party for gross indiscipline
…Reiterate confidence in Sen. Anyanwu’s leadership
The forum of LGA Chairmen of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Imo State chapter, has denied and dissociated itself from recent reports in some sections of the media purporting that the Chairmen appointed Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere as leader of the party in the State.
Describing the reports as false and deceptive, the 27 Chairmen in a communique issued after an emergency meeting on Tuesday, December 10, 2024, unanimously 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.
The communique read: “EMERGENCY MEETING OF THE FORUM OF AUTHENTIC PDP 27 LGA CHAIRMEN OF OUR GREAT PARTY AS CHAIRED BY HON. EMEKA CHUKWU ALIHIE ON THIS 10TH DAY OF DECEMBER 2024.
“This emergency meeting 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.
“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, we hereby resolve and state as follows:
“1. That the faceless impostor Barr. Uche Alisieigwe is not in our records across the State as either a ward, LGA, Zonal or State executive member of our party.
“2. That as a prerequisite, one must be a Local Government Area Chairman of our party before S/He can be elected to become the chairman of the forum of all Chairmen.
“3. That the so-called faceless impostor Barr. Uche Alisieigwe could not identify which of the LGAs in Imo that he chairs to become the chairman of all Chairmen in the Imo State PDP.
“4. We therefore warn this so called Uche Alisiigwe and his co-travellers to forthwith desist from impersonating the officers of our great party with false and malicious information with fake letterhead document of the party.
“5. Because investigations have shown that such a name is one of the names deployed by Ugochinyere to cause disharmony within the Imo PDP and beyond, we therefore call on the leadership of our great party in Imo state to commence criminal proceedings against this so-called faceless Uche Alisieigwe.
“6. We also urge the leadership of our great 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 Barr. Uche Alisieigwe with the revered legal profession
“7. 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.
“8. On this note, we the forum of authentic 27 LGA Chairmen of our great 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.
“9. 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.
“Let it also be on record that there is no leadership vacuum and neither is there a leadership tussle in the Imo PDP as we 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.
“We therefore identify with the decision of the members and leadership of our Great Party PDP in Umuopia ward of Ideato North as regarding the expulsion of Hon. Ugochinyere Imo as stated in their expulsion letter”
Signed:
By the 27 LGA Chairmen with their names, LGAs and signatories
NAME LGA SIGNED
- HON. CHIEF EMEKA CHUKWU ALIHIE – OHAJI/EGBEMA LGA (CHAIRMAN OF CHAIRMEN)
- GODSPOWER APOLLOS – OWERRI MUNICIPAL LGA
- BAR ONYINYE OBIAJU – ISU LGA
- GODWIN DURU – EHIME MBANO LGA
- COMRADE. CHIDI ANASOMBA – ORU EAST LGA
- THANKGOD OKEKE – IDEATO NORTH LGA
- MAXWELL NNABUIHE – ABOH MBAISE LGA
- MIKE NKWOCHA – NGOR OKPALA LGA
- HON. ARIMNUTA CHIDI – NJABA LGA
- ENGR. VICTOR ACHIGBU – NKWERRE LGA
- Chief SABINUS AMADI – NWANGELE LGA
- PAUL IGBONEZU – ORSU LGA
- HON. EMMANUEL IKECHUKWU AJERO – ISIALA MBANO LGA
- CHRIS EGBUKICHI – OBOWO LGA
- BAR. EMEKA OJIUIE – OGUTA LGA
- CHIEF OBIMA OKORO – ORU WEST LGA
- ONYEWUCHI EMEYIONU – OWERRI WEST LGA
- FRANKLYN AZUNYERE – OWERRI NORTH LGA
- UCHENNA OJINI – MBAITOLI LGA
- HON GODSON CHIMA – IKEDURU LGA
- PASTOR EMMANUEL OKOYE – OKIGWE LGA
- CHIEF HON. INNOCENT ODOEMENAM – ORLU LGA
- EHIRIWE FINIAN IKECHUKWU – AHIAZU Mbaise LGA
- AMUKA POLYCAP BEKEE – IDEATO SOUTH LGA
- ANAYO ONONIWU – (IHITTE UBOMA LGA)
- CHIEF CHILAKA NWOKEDI NWAIMO – EZINIHITTE Mbaise LGA
- HON EMEKA ALEX UBENWUNNE – ONUIMO (SECRETARY).
