A former Governor of the Central Bank, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has been suspended by a faction of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) for “anti-party activities.”
Soludo, a gubernatorial aspirant for the November 6 governorship election in the state was suspended by the Chief Jude Okeke-led National Working Committee of the party.
The Ag. National Publicity Secretary of the Chief Okeke-led faction, Ikechukwu Chukwunyere, told journalists on Wednesday, in Abuja that the decision to suspend Soludo was taken Tuesday night at the meeting of the party.
He said the APGA faction resolved to suspend Soludo due to his activities said to be threatening the unity of the party.
“The NWC also applauded the members of the party in Anambra State who thronged to the Ward offices across the 326 Wards in the state to elect the three-man Ward delegates who would elect the Governorship candidate of the Party on 1st July, 2021 in line with the provisions of the Party Constitution, INEC Guidelines and the Electoral Act.
“The Party is ready for the July 1 primary election and the winner will lead APGA to victory at the November 6th, 2021 Governorship election,” he noted.
He disassociated the group from the governorship primary election held in Awka on Wednesday, June 23, describing it as a “sham and effort in
futility.”
“The National Executive Committee of our Party has just finished meeting and has ratified the Delegates list for onward submission to INEC in line with the INEC Guidelines,” he said.
