APGA in confusion, 2 factions hold meetings in Awka

FOLLOWING the recent court judgment which upheld the election of Maxi Okwu as the National Chairman of All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) and the Umeh faction dismissing the court verdict, there is confusion by members over which chairman between Umeh and Okwu they should submit themselves to.

 On Thursday, Honourable Shedrack Anekwe, State Chairman of the Maxi Okwu faction presided over a meeting said to be organised by APGA stalwarts at King David’s Hotel in Awka and on the same day, Chief Mike Kwentor, State Chairman, Umeh faction of the party, held a similar meeting at the party secretariat, opposite Government House, Awka.

 Members of the two factions of the party in the 21 Local Government Areas of Anambra State attended each of the two meetings, even as the Okwu camp indicted all those members seen or found at Umeh’s camp.

 Rising from its meeting, the 21 members of APGA loyal to Maxi Okwu faction issued a communiqué passing a vote of confidence on Chief Maxi Okwu as its national chairman and Mr Peter Obi as its national leader and expressed happiness that the party had finally returned to peace after being maltreated by its former NEC and state executive.

 In their own reaction, Umeh’s faction headed by Chief Mike Kwentor described Okwu’s camp as the product of political and judicial rascality and added that they had appealed the judgment.