Edwin Woko, who is a member of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Rivers State, has carpeted the state factional chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Prince Tony Okocha for accusing Governor Siminalayi Fubara of instigating violence within APC.
Prince Okocha had alleged that Governor Fubara was behind the crises within APC following a recent court ruling that nullified the party’s state, local government, and ward congresses.
It would be recalled that the court verdict cited the party’s failure to comply with an existing court order.
Reacting to the development through a statement on Wednesday, Edwin Woko dismissed the allegations as baseless, saying this is as an attempt to shift blame for APC’s internal issues.
He noted that Governor Fubara had no hand in the challenges rocking the APC in the state, arguing that the opposition party had been in disarray since losing control of the state in 2015.
“It is pertinent to set the record straight regarding the allegations made by Tony Okocha against the executive governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, concerning the nullification of the purported congresses conducted by the factional APC, led by Tony Okocha. The Rivers State High Court invalidated these congresses because APC failed to comply with a court order restraining it from proceeding with such activities. Despite the court’s directive, APC ignored the order and went ahead with the so-called congresses.
“Now, the same people are pointing accusing fingers at the governor of Rivers State. Honestly, in my view, it is both incorrect and unthinkable for Tony Okocha to implicate Governor Fubara in the unproductive activities of APC.
“One major challenge of the Rivers State APC is their failure to learn from history. This failure has subjected them to untold hardship since 2015. It was this same issue that prevented APC Rivers State from sponsoring candidates for any elective office in 2019.
“The same attitude has resurfaced, and they are now accusing our governor, who is working tirelessly to restore the lost glory of Rivers State,” a statement by Woko claimed.
Woko, who asserted his position as the factional chairman of PDP in Rivers State following the expiration of the Aaron Chukwuemeka-led state executives, used the opportunity to restate that Fubara remains a committed member of the PDP in the state, as against Okocha’s claims.
“It is also important to note that Governor Fubara is still a committed member of PDP and the leader of the Rivers State PDP,” he stated.
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