The decision of the All Progressive Congress APC, south south region of Nigeria to sack Victor Giadom and Ita Udosen Chairman and secretary respectively followed proposed and duly passed resolution by the zonal executive committee of the party.
The committee in pursuant to sections 13(5), 25(4), 14(5), 21(1) and 21(5)(VI) of the constitution of APC 2022 (as amended) at its extraordinary meeting held Saturday in Port Harcourt Rivers state, said that the chairman Victor Giadom, has committed offences ranging from refusal to call for a meeting, refusal to use the officials office of the party for political activities, to refusal to accepting complaints and petitions from states comprising the zone.
The committee also alledged that Chief Giadom, has refused to account for the fund remitted by the national body to the zonal body including donation from party faithful for the running of the affairs of the zone.
Chief Ita Udosen, the Party zonal Secretary was alledged to have committed offences such as refusal to call for meetings and scuttling of efforts to call for meetings by members of the zone.
Committee said that Chief Udosen has refused to make use of the zonal office located at 46a, Orogbum street GRA, Port Harcourt Rivers state and frustrated every effort to hold meeting by the zone.
According to the committee, Udosen has bluntly refused to accepting or receiving complaints or petitions from States that make up the zone, thereby sabotaging every effort to make the zonal office operational.
“In consideration of the afforementioned reasons, we hereby pass a vote of no confidence on them as chairman and secretary respectively and they are hereby removed as zonal chairman and secretary of the Zonal Executive Committee of the Party.” The Committee said.
At the special meeting, the committee also resolved, nominated and appointed Dr. Blessing Agbomhere, Acting Zonal Chairman/Zonal Organizing Secretary, Chief Edet Ita Asia, Zonal Secretary/Zonal Special Leader, as Zonal Legal Adviser Barr. C. Obuobodo, Zonal Youth Leader Comr. Ebimobowei Oyas, and Mrs. Cynthia Princewill as Zonal Woman Leader.
However, in a communique seen by Truth Live News, and dated 29th of April 2023, the committee has directed all correspondence, petitions and complaints to the south south APC Liaison office at APC Secretariat, Murtala Muhammad Highway, Calabar, Cross River State.