APC rubbishes Okorocha’s son-in-law, denies partnership with Action Alliance

The APC, in a statement signed by its spokesman, Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu said it does not recognize any candidate outside the party.

Uche Nwosu, son-in-law to Governor Rochas Okorocha dumped the APC for the Action Alliance after the ruling party’s National Working Committee (NWC) picked Hope Uzodinma as its governorship candidate in Imo state.

Nwosu has constantly declared that he has convinced the members of AA to vote for President Buhari in the upcoming presidential election.

Though Okorocha is still a member of the APC, he also rallies support for the governorship ambition of his son-in-law who is in another party.

Uzodinma is our man

The APC also re-iterated that its governorship candidate in Imo state is Senator Uzodinma.

The ruling party then called on its members to vote massively for all of its candidates at the polls.

The statement reads: “We are aware of the situation in Imo and we have made our point clear. Let me reiterate that APC does not have an alliance with any party including the Action Alliance. We are not in alliance with any party whatsoever in this election.

“However, we welcome support for our candidates from any party but we do not have such an arrangement that accommodate the candidate of any other party besides APC candidates.

“In Imo and all the thirty-six states, including the FCT, we are campaigning for APC candidates and we expect APC candidates to win elections anywhere we are campaigning in a free and fair atmosphere.

“We are also aware of the fact the Party’s local chapter has taken some disciplinary action as regards the Imo State governor, Owelle Rochas Okorocha.

“In last few weeks, we have been going round the country to present our scorecard before Nigerians and to seek a renewal of this mandate to continue the good work that President Muhammadu Buhari has embarked on.

“The National Working Committee has not been able to seat on that and many other issues pending. In due course the NWC will meet and that may be one of the issues that will be considered.

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“As at today, the real issue in Imo is to emphasise the fact that APC is supporting all APC candidates in Imo and we do not recognise candidates that are not from the APC.

“We encourage the people of Imo to vote massively for APC candidates. The governorship candidate in Imo remains Senator Hope Uzodinma.”

The Imo state Governor, Rochas Okorocha had earlier stated that the APC does not have a governorship candidate in the state.