By Francis Sadhere, Warri
The Delta State All Progressives Congress (APC) Caretaker Committee Chairman, Nathaniel Omo-Onyeke has said that only the national executive of the party can resolve the crisis going on in the state chapter of the party.
Omo-Onyeke who revealed this in an exclusive interview with National Reformer recently in Warri noted that the inability of the national executive of the APC to take a decisve step to end the leadership crisis in the state is the reason why the party is still in crisis.
Omo-Onyeke, a retired police officer and staunch member of the party, called on the national chairman of the APC to as a matter of urgency reconcile all aggrieved parties involved in the crisis.
He added that if the party wants to control the state in next general election, concerted efforts must be made by the national executive to ensure that the party has a strong footing before 2019.
Commenting on the alleged fraternity of the party with the People’s Democratic Party in state, Omo-Onyeke said whatever goes on between the Prophet Jones Ereu led executive and the Delta State government has nothing to do with the party, stressing that Erue’s executive has been sacked by the court long ago.
“We are not aware of their fraternity with the PDP in the state. It was when they started accusing ewe each other on the media that we come to know about the whole thing. Whatever money they are collecting from the PDP is none of our business,” he said.
The Delta State APC Caretaker Committee chairman noted that the Prophet Erue led executive contravened the constitution of the party when it took the party to court over a matter that was already decided by a competent court, adding that Erue has been parading himself as the state chairman of the party illegally.
He said, “That executive led by Prophet Jones Erue has been sacked by a high court in Asaba where Chief Adolor Okotie-Eboh who was also a candidate in the Congress. He was not satisfied by what took place during the Congress so he took the matter to court and the court gave judgement in his favour.
“The court has already sacked the executive led by Prophet Jones Erue and since that judgement he has seized to be the chairman of the party. Instead of going to the court of appeal Erue went to another court in Warri to apply for a stay of order. In our constitution if you take any member of the party or the party to court, you stand to be expelled automatically.”
Omo-Oyeke also revealed that the state chapter of the APC is currently concerned about how they can give their national leaders, Late Senator Francis Okpozo a befitting burial.
