Protest trails Imo as APC women, youths call for Oshiomhole's removal

- There are agitations from many protesting APC women and youths in Imo for the removal of Adams Oshimhole, the party's national chairman

- The protesters are accusing Oshiomhole as being responsible for the unfavourable primaries that took place in the state recently

- The party's leadership in the state is calling on the National Working Committee (NWC) to look into the issue in order to save the APC from being destabilised

A massive number of women and youths in Imo state on Monday, October 22, vented their anger towards Adams Oshiomhole, the national chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC), alleging that he was responsible for the unfavourable primaries of the party in the state.

The angry crowd accused Oshimhole of having exchanged four names of candidates who won the election supervised by the Ibrahim Agbabiaka-led electoral committee with that of the dissolved Ahmed Gulak committee, Daily Trust reports.

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Marching through Owerri, the state capital, the protesters barricaded major roads, claiming that the state was going through difficult times politically because of what they described as Oshiomhole’s impunity and high handedness.

As their key promise, the protesters vowed not to remain silent and watch him destroy APC in the state.

Lending his supports to the protesters' position, Ugochi Okoro, the south-east leader of Buhari Campaign Organisation, said that most members presently in the party left their various parties for exact reason of arbitrariness and lack of regard for due process, as currently bring witnessed in APC.

Okoro said: “Oshiomhole should go back to his cocoon, we would not allow him to destroy APC, this is the party where our governor was called all manner of names, today same people wants to come and hijack the party, we say no!

“Oshiomhole should leave the party for us, Okorocha is our leader and we still standby our president for second term, Imo youths will not stop supporting Ugwumba Uche Nwosu and Buhari, likewise we the the women.”

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Earlier, Charles Amadi, the south-east secretary for Buhari campaign organisation, called on the president to call Oshiomhole to order, adding that his conducts are capable of destabilising the party.

Daniel Nwafor, the party's state chairman, speaking to journalists about the development said that he tried to stop the protesters but was overwhelmed by them.

Nwafor appealed to the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party to, as a matter of urgency, look into the demands of the angry protesters.

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that there were indications that some members of President Muhammadu Buhari’s cabinet and a host of governors were plotting against Oshiomhole.

Disturbed by their inability to have their way in the recent party primaries, 15 APC governors, alongside their allies in the presidency are reportedly plotting Oshiomhole's ouster as soon as possible and replaced with someone more amenable to their demands and interests.

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Source: Legit.ng