House of Representatives Committee Chairman on Climate Change and member representing Ikwuano -Umuahia Federal Constituency, Sam Onuigbo, has declared that the purported suspension of chieftains of the All Progressives Congress, APC in Abia State, would not save the party's governorship candidate in the March 18 governorship poll, Chief Ikechi Emenike, from accounting for the campaign fund released to him for the general elections in Abia.
The APC senatorial candidate for Abia central who stated this in an exclusive interview with Vanguard was reacting to his purported suspension by the state leadership of the party.
Onuigbo was on Tuesday, in a letter signed by the party's Secretary, Chief Chidi Avajah, suspended along with eight other bigwigs of Abia APC for alleged anti party activities during the just concluded general elections.
Dismissing his purported suspension as "ridiculous", Rep Onuigbo said Chief Emenike and his foot soldiers were trying to avert probe for how the campaign funds for the party candidates in Abia were spent.
" They gave him money from the national party and he has to account for how he disbursed it.
" He was going about campaigning against me instead of campaigning for the APC and the President-elect. He lost in all the places he campaigned against me including his polling unit.
" Despite all the money that the national leadership confirmed to us that was given to him for Abia, he was only able to deliver a paltry 8000 votes for the President- elect."
The lawmaker who said he remained a bonafide member of the APC, insisted that his purported suspension "holds no water".
" Suspension of members of a party is based on established anti-party activities. You don't wake up in the morning and start suspending people; gather men like puppets and ask them to sign suspension letters.
" My Ward didn't suspend me. I remain a bonafide member of APC, and I'm working here in Abuja with the National leadership, handling some very important matters concerning our party in the state.
"So, I don't see the basis for such frivolous, and absolutely irresponsible and reckless letter".
Rep Onuigbo further denied working for the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, candidate for his federal constituency, Rt. Hon. Chinedum Orji, contrary to allegation contained in the letter of his purported suspension.
He claimed that the PDP candidate was the reason he left the PDP and joined the APC in the first place, querying the wisdom in his turning around to work for him at the poll.
" They said that I worked for Hon. Chinedum Orji of the PDP. Such allegation is very ridiculous because it was the same Chinedum Orji that was instrumental to my leaving PDP because he was angling for my position.
" So, how on earth will I go and work for the person who conspired and worked against me because he was angling to take over my position in the House of Representatives? Is it as a reward for his efforts or in recognition of his achievements? He worked with Col. Akobundu for me to leave PDP."
Rep. Onuigbo accused Chief Emenike of destroying Abia APC because of his selfish interests, wondering how he thinks he could run the party without other chieftains. He has turned Abia APC into a small kiosk managed by him alone.
" I have never seen anybody like Emenike who wants to dismantle anywhere that he finds himself.
" For a primary election that I won in the afternoon, the person I defeated was rewarded with ministerial appointment, then Emenike went and brought somebody who was coming in like unknown flying object who never participated in the primary election.
" Ikechi and his team continued to lead that man to eight courts ending up in the Supreme Court where the apex court affirmed my candidacy because the meddlesome interloper never participated in the primary election."
Hon. Onuigbo advised Emenike and his co-travellers who he accused of destroying Abia APC, to stop engaging in actions that would bring further disgrace to the party.
"Chief Ikechi Emenike should be immediately called upon by the National Leadership of our great party to account for the money he was given for all the elections.
" I am recommending Chief Emenike for psychiatric examination considering his role in the continued destruction of APC in Abia State instead of working with well meaning members to rebuild the party after a disastrous outing which was caused by him," Onuigbo advised.
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