‘The Forum of 27 LGA Chairmen of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Imo State chapter, has dissociated itself from recent reports in some sections of the media regarding the purported appointment of Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere as the leader of the party in the state.
In a communiqué 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 against any individual or group impersonating them and also endorsed the expulsion of Ugochinyere from the party for gross indiscipline.
The Chairmen questioned 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 communiqué, the “Emergency Meeting of the Forum of Authentic PDP 27 LGA Chairmen” was convened in response to the purported crowning of Hon. Ugochinyere Imo, a member representing Ideato Federal constituency in the Federal House of Representatives, as the leader of the party in Imo State, as circulated in the media.
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The chairmen stated that this worthless and deceitful media circulation was signed by a faceless impostor named Barr. Uche Alisieigwe, who claimed to be the Chairman of the forum of all LGA Chairmen in Imo State.
They resolved that Alisieigwe is not recorded in their records as a ward, LGA, zonal, or state executive member of their party.
They further stated that one must be a Local Government Area Chairman of the party before being elected as the chairman of the forum of all Chairmen.
They also questioned which LGA in Imo Alisieigwe represents, as he could not identify his LGA.
The Forum for Authentic PDP 27 LGA Chairmen warned Uche Alisieigwe and his co-travelers to desist from impersonating party officials with false and malicious information and fake letterhead documents.
The chairmen revealed that investigations indicated that Ugochinyere deployed the name of Uche Alisieigwe to cause disharmony within Imo PDP and beyond.
They called on the party leadership in Imo State to begin criminal proceedings against this so-called faceless Uche Alisieigwe.
They also urged the party leadership to urgently contact the Imo State chapter of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) to investigate and confirm Alisieigwe’s membership of the legal profession.
“Because we believe in the sacredness of the legal profession, we urge the Imo State chapter of the NBA to take disciplinary action against Uche Alisieigwe, who, by the title attached to his name, is presumed to be a lawyer, but is bringing ridicule, disrepute, and dishonor to the body.”
The Forum of Authentic 27 LGA Chairmen of the party in Imo State hereby unequivocally disassociates, debunks, and refutes the malicious claims made by the non-existent group led by the faceless chairman and impostor Uche Alisieigwe.
They stated that they are not part of his charade and cannot be linked to his criminal actions or those of his paymasters and co-travelers.
“Let it also be stated that, according to the constitutional provisions of our great party, it is not the forum of LGA Chairmen that is responsible for electing 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 or tussle in Imo PDP, and that they remain focused, loyal, and committed to the leadership directions provided by their leader, the undisputed and unopposed National Secretary of the party, and candidate in the 2023 Imo State governorship election, HE Most Dist. Senator Samuel Nnaemeka Anyanwu.
The Forum identified with the decision of the members and leadership of the Great Party PDP in Umuopia Ward of Ideato North regarding the expulsion of Hon. Ugochinyere Imo, as stated in their expulsion letter.
