APC dissolves excos in Ogun, Imo

- The executive committees of the APC chapter in Ogun and Imo states have been dissolved

- The National Working Committee of the party decided to dissolve the committee on Tuesday, December 18

- The dissolved committees would be replaced with caretaker committees ahead of the general elections

The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday, December 18, announced the dissolution of the state, local government and ward executive committees of the party in Imo and Ogun states, ahead of the 2019 general election.

Punch reports that the APC said it would replace the dissolved committee with a caretaker committees that would monitor the affairs of the party in the two states ahead of the general elections.

The dissolution was reached during the National Working Committee (NWC) meeting presided over by the National Chairman, Adams Oshiomhole, in Abuja on Tuesday, December 18.

Recall that the APC is facing major crisis in Imo and Ogun state after the governors of the two states vowed to work against governorship candidates in their states.

A member of the NWC who spoke to the press after the meeting said: “The two governors have sponsored their preferred candidates on the platform of other political parties while they are holding on to the APC’s senatorial tickets.

“We see this as a conflict of interest which could jeopardise the party’s efforts to win the two states.”

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The national chairman of the party, however, declined to comment on the development.

Meanwhile, Legit.ng earlier reported that there are fears that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) will be sanctioning Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo state, Deacon Chike Okafor and Ugonna Ozuruigbo, over alleged anti-party activities.

Okafor is the lawmaker representing Okigwe South federal constituency, while Deacon Okafor is the deputy speaker of Imo state House of Assembly.

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