A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abia State, Chief William Nwanguma has petitioned the national chairman of the party, Abdullahi Ganduje seeking for the sanctioning of the Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Hon Nkeiruka Onyejeocha over alleged anti party activity.
In the petition, Nwanguma said he was bringing to the knowledge of Ganduje an alleged anti party activity of the former deputy chief Whip of the House of Representatives.
“On Friday, the 28th day of February, 2025, at a State road flag off event at Umunneochi LGA of Abia State, which the Honorable Minister attended being her LGA., she expressed her support for the re-election of Governor Alex Otti for a second term and called on the traditional rulers and people of Umunneochi to support and work for the Governor’s second term in office.
“The Governor of Abia State, not being a member of APC., the above call and canvass of re-election support for him by no less a person than a former Deputy Chief Whip of the 9th House of Representatives and a member of the Federal Executive Council of Nigeria elected and appointed respectively under the platform of our great Party is an anti-party activity and or conduct which have embarrassed me and other well meaning members of the party in the state and the nation.”
The petitioner said if the Minister was not sanctioned, her conduct and utterances will have adverse consequences in the 2027 general elections.
“It will paint a picture of a state chapter that is not interested in winning local and national elections and thereby engender hatred, contempt, ridicule and or disrepute for our party.
“It is therefore sad, disheartening, inglorious, and wickedly for the Honorable Minister to not only harbor such a thought but also express same against a Party that the State Executive, Leaders, Stakeholders and Members are working hard to bring to winning ways.”
He appealed to the national chairman of the party to act fast to deter those who may want to toe the same line in the build up to the 2027 general elections.
