The Imo chapter of the All Progressive Congress (APC) says it has shifted Saturday’s local government congress in the state to Monday, citing advice by the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) as reason.
Chairman of the party in the state, Mr Hilary Eke, said in a statement on Saturday in Owerri, that the advice to postpone to congress followed an attack by hoodlums on the party’s state secretariat on Friday.
Eke also confirmed the indefinite suspension of two members of the party – Mr Charles Amadi and Okenze Obinna.
He said that the suspended members were allegedly involved in anti-party activities.
“Following our observations of their involvement in illegal activities, we have henceforth suspended the affected persons and the general public should take note,” he said.
Gov. Rochas Okorocha of Imo on Saturday lauded the APC National Working Committee for postponing the congress.
Okorocha said the decision had saved what would have resulted in a bloodshed as thugs had continued to attack both party members and the office over the outcome of the ward congresses on Saturday.
In a statement signed by the governor’s Chief Press Secretary Mr Sam Onwuemeodo, Okorocha accused some “opposition members of the party” of plans to destroy the party.
Okorocha pledged that leaders of the APC would not allow the opposition members to succeed in their “evil game”.
He, however, called for a new date for the ward congress to be held, insisting that irregularities marred the previous exercise in Imo.