{"id":7399,"date":"2013-07-30T23:40:17","date_gmt":"2013-07-30T23:40:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/disnaija.com\/nigerian-newspapers\/nwc-members-dismiss-apgas-peace-deal\/"},"modified":"2013-07-30T23:40:17","modified_gmt":"2013-07-30T23:40:17","slug":"nwc-members-dismiss-apgas-peace-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disnaija.com\/nwc-members-dismiss-apgas-peace-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"NWC members dismiss APGA\u2019s peace deal"},"content":{"rendered":"
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MEMBERS of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) have dismissed the recent reconciliation between Governor Peter Obi of Anambra State and the party\u2019s embattled National Chairman, Mr. Victor Umeh, stressing that \u201cany peace that does not address the constitutional issues involved will at the end of the day spell doom for the party.\u201d<\/p>\n

  Essentially, the NWC members maintained that \u201cas long as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) continues to recognise the executives of APGA thrown up by the 2011 national convention of the party, any candidate of the party who wins election on the nomination of such executive stands to lose such mandate in the court of law\u201d.<\/p>\n

  In a statement signed by the National Publicity Secretary of the party, Mr. Bernard Akoma, the NWC declared that the party has played into the hands of its rivals, especially with regards to the November Anambra State governorship election, insisting that \u201cthe romantic kiss at the Government House in Awka between Peter Obi and Victor Umeh can best be described as a ground-breaking celebration of victories for other political parties.\u201d<\/p>\n

  The statement pointed out that any peace deal that does not address the internal problem of the party would only succeed in exposing APGA to failure, as it will prepare the grounds for other parties to benefit from the party\u2019s misfortune.<\/p>\n

  \u201cThe issue is that any structure that does not stand on the dictates of the law cannot stand the test of time, as law does not create room for anybody to benefit from illegality. If Obi, Umeh peace deal is one that allows the Umeh-led national executive to continue piloting the affairs of the party, including the conduct of the forthcoming elections in Anambra, the consequences are that candidates on the ticket of the party may end up labouring in vain as their victories will surely be challenged by other parties and chances are that they may end up working for others\u201d.<\/p>\n

  They insisted that the Appellate Court judgment, which gave Umeh a temporary reprieve was judgment without justice since, according to them, \u201cit did not state in any way that the 2011 national convention of APGA, which is a pertinent issue, was duly conducted according to its constitution.<\/p>\n

  \u201cThis is a time bomb waiting to explode at the right time. It is, therefore, our earnest conviction that any attempt to placate this constitutional issue now in the name of reconciliation will amount to laying a political landmine that will eventually bomb APGA out of existence. If we, the members of APGA, fail to be courageous enough to address this anomaly now, our opponents will do that for us later when we shall be most pained\u201d.<\/p>\n

  Meanwhile, the Chairman, Board of Directors, International Society for Civil Liberties and the Rule of Law (Intersociety), Emeka Umeagbalasi, has described the reconciliation of differences between Obi and Umeh as a welcome development to the organisation and the South-East zone.<\/p>\n

  In a statement in Awka yesterday, Umeagbalasi said the reconciliation on July 29, 2013, is also in line with their strong belief in alternative dispute resolution approach as opposed to self-help and litigation approaches, especially in matters of civil disputes.<\/p>\n

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