Ngige’s Submissions: Anambra APC demands apology from Ajaka

Anambra State Chapter All Progressives Congress (APC), has demanded an unreserved apology from Alhaji Murtala Yakubu Ajaka over his reaction to Senator Dr Chris Ngige’s interview on Channels Television around the Appeal Court order to end ASUU Strike.

In a statement, the State Publicity Secretary, Okelo Madukaife, said the partisan political side-issues experientially and sarcastically raised by Dr Ngige, Anambra State Leader of APC, in an interview on Channels Television, otherwise focused on the issues around the Appeal Court order to end ASUU Strike, was a statesmanly call to duty for “the National Working Committee (NWC), National Caucus and National Board of Trustees of our great party, not an invitation to be bashed by those who do not share his historical profile in the making of APC.”

He said when Senator Ngige said “we have issues, but PDP has double. Ours is just a family matter”, and then went ahead to say that “if these issues are addressed, the party will sweep the polls” he only pointed in the direction of hope, in a manner that should make perceptive spokesmen of political parties avoid being hasty to hit the airwaves with hollow pseudo-orders.

“Instead, it called for thoughtful reflection and internal dialogue, which no political party seeking to retain national power even needs to be told.

“Does anyone need to remind another that after primaries, there must be reconciliations, more so where there already were issues predating the primaries, which denied some chapters participation?

“How many presidential aspirants are ‘campaigning openly’ for the presidential candidate of APC at the moment?

“Is Alhaji Ajaka campaigning openly for the presidential candidate? How many members of the NWC are doing so?

“We respectfully remind Alhaji Murtala Yakubu Ajaka, Deputy National Publicity Secretary, that his needless negative reaction, reading malapropic meaning into plain submissions, as reported by Vanguard Newspapers; possibly his first public statement since selection, is a tirade on our leader who, the last we checked, belonged to ALL ORGANS of the party and is therefore reachable by multiple avenues.

“We sadly note that the vitriolic reaction ignored the feats scored in the nucleus of the interview- actions by Buhari Government on academic disruption by academic politicians, and the prospects of complete university autonomy by May 29, 2023, in favour of inexplicable tantrums.

“This is unacceptable! We demand an unreserved apology from Alhaji Murtala Yakubu Ajaka and make a considered request of swift actions from the NWC, National Executive Committee (NEC) and all other organs connected with addressing the pockets of disquiet in our great party, ahead of an election in which Senator Ngige says authoritatively that ‘WE SHALL SWEEP THE POLLS,” the statement read.