2027: Imo Labour Party Removes Ihejiagwa Appoints Nwa David Acting State Chairman
Chigozie Marquis
The Imo State Executive Council of the Labour Party has removed Barr Callistus Ihejiagwa and appointed NWA David Acting Chairman to reposition the party as the Frontline oppositions party in the State.
Speaking Isiala -Mbano Local Government Labour Party Chairman, Hon Lords Obinna Mbamara who also is the Coordinator Chairman for the six Okigwe zone Labour Party Chairmen who interfaced with Journalists in Owerri shortly after the confirmation of NWA David Acting Chairman for the party disclosed that with the development Barrister Callistus Ihejiagwa has been officially removed from the Imo state Labour Party Chairmanship position based on the substantial allegations against him including financial Embezzlement, incompetent and anti Party activities.
Hon Mbamara explained that the former Imo State Labour Party helmsman has abused Labour Party norms, guidelines and constitution by engaging in anti party activities to embarked on illegal Pilgrimage, following and payroll bythe Party defected federal Lawmaker to indirectly working for the ruling All Progressive Congress APC.
He has chosen to engage in acts inimical to the advancement and progress of Labour Party , all aimed at frustrating chances of the party gaining political power into Imo State Douglas House in 2027.
Barrister Ihejiagwa is said to have ignored party constitution over accusations of more than six million Naira , ( #6m) deductions meant to be remitted to national purse of the Party as well as the percentage due to Imo state Labour Party from party revalidation of memberships. Lacking transparency in all the financial transactions of the party.
According to the Okigwe Zonal chairman , the state helmsman who was asked to explain these grey issues rather than summon SWC meeting of Labour Party , Opted making Private Calls as well as converning a state Executive Committee ( SEC) meeting where he furtily sought to suspend members . This is wrong , Mbamara intoned.
The Labour Party Chieftain, said that, Barrister Ihejiagwa who accepted going on pilgrimage along side with Senator Ezenwa Onyewuchi and Hon. Toska Okere representing Owerri federal Constituency at the National Assembly , both members who had already decamped to Apc refused doing the right thing.
Hon. Mbamara alleged that these moves were aimed at frustrating our efforts to 2027 success. We will not allow people whose motive is to destroy our party wreck it’s foundations.
Earlier on, the woman leader Ugoeze while addressing members of the party disclosed grievances of Imo members of the Labour Party. She said Barr. Ihejiagwa chose Purported dished out suspension to members who advised on the right thing and women folks that refused immoral advancements from him.
Our rolving Correspondent who sought the reactions of Barrister Ihejiagwa said the embattled labour party chairman laughed over and responded that his purported removal holds no water as the gathering had no locus. How many national officers , ward chairmen and state working committee members were there? Political gatherings of such magnitude does not hold at Beer parlours , he insisted.
It’s on record that when the notice of the earlier removal of the State Chairman Labour Party Barr Calistus Ihejiagwa refused to act swiftly instead resolved to use his power and Abuja connection to weed off the members of the Party State Excos Council that passed a vote of no confidence in him and further suspended them with the alleged support from the defected federal Lawmaker and the Senator from the State.
The action that angered the members of the State Executive Council to take the drastic action to sack him and appointed NWA David Acting Chairman Imo State Labour Party.
Attempts made to get the reactions of the former Imo State Labour Party Chairman Barr Calistus Ihejiagwa failed as his cell phone number was unreachable at the time of filling the report.
