The All Progressives Congress in Cross River State has threatened to discipline former presidential aide, Chief Okoi Obono-Obla, for calling for the removal of the party’s chairman, Barrister Alphonsus Eba, and the state governor, Senator Bassey Otu.
In a statement authorized by Eba, the party disowned Obono-Obla, accusing him of incitement and attempting to divide the party.
Obono-Obla had threatened to approach the court to remove Eba over various allegations, including financial mismanagement, factionalization, and violation of party rules.
He also accused Eba of stifling internal democracy and failing to account for 10,000 bags of rice meant for vulnerable people in the state.
The party accused Obono-Obla of thriving on blackmail and promoting crisis, alleging that he became frustrated when his nominees for state and federal appointments were not successful.
The statement read, “The party stoutly frustrated his plans against the Governor… That is why he is trying to tarnish the good image of the party and the governor.”
The party warned that any further insults from Obono-Obla would attract disciplinary action, and hinted that he may not be a member of the party, citing Article 9 of the APC constitution.
On the alleged attack on President Bola Tinubu by Eba, the party defended it as a passionate appeal made by Eba as a citizen and State Party Chairman, drawing attention to the action of NNPCL and its consequences on Nigerians.
