… explains why Senator Ovie Omo-Agege hosted caucus meeting
By Gbenga Abulude
The Delta State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, (APC) has dismissed claims of a fresh crisis in the party as baseless.
It also said there was no crack or issues in the party as reported by a section of the media, to warrant attention given to it.
The party in a statement released on Tuesday, linked tbe cause of the bad reportage to the suspended Deputy State Chairman, Mr Elvis Ayomanor and ‘a faceless member of the party who claimed to be a spokesman for the party.
The two suspended members sent a false report to the public that the party was in crisis and therefore had to hold a caucus meeting hosted in the house of the party leader, the Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege.
Reacting through its Director of Publicity, Mr. Nick Ovuakporie, he said that it was a matter of routine to hold a party caucus meeting there, as done in the past.
He dismissed their claims that the duo were mere attention seekers whose actions he said were likened to that of a last kick of a dying horse in the throes of death.
The statement reads in part:
“The party hereby unequivocally insist that there is no crack nor crisis as reported by a section of the media to warrant the attention given to the unfortunate publication linked to the duo of Mr. Elvis Ayomanor, the disgraced former deputy chairman and the faceless Felix Okpako who has been masquerading as publicity secretary of the Party.
“Recall, that Mr. Elvis Ayomanor and others were suspended and removed from office for contravening the party’s constitution including acts of gross misconduct which led to his replacement by Hon. Moses Ogodo as the Ag. Deputy state Chairman a phase, the party has since concluded and moved on to more pressing issues of the administration of the Party.
“Also concerning the hosting of the party caucus by the Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, a state caucus meeting was called to the home of the party leader His Excellency, Distinguished Senator Ovie Omo-Agege as against the state secretariat.
“Caucus meetings has always been called/held at the residence(s) of the leader of the Party which has been the conventional practice overtime.
“The party confirmed that when late Senator Spanner Okpozo was the Chairman of the caucus, the meetings were taking place in his house at Ozoro with caucus members in regular attendance.
“Second, when Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, was the leader of the caucus, the meetings were taking place in his residences in Abuja and Onicha-Ugbo with caucus members attending at various times. This has been the practice as it affects caucus meetings of the Party
“The party also stressed that the caucus meeting invitation wasn’t extended to these impostors having been suspended and removed from office for acts which constituted serious breach of the party’s constitution 2014 as amended.”
