By Soni Daniel, Regional Editor, North

MORE ripples over the involvement of Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State with the newly formed All Progressives’ Congress erupted, Thursday, with the governor’s party, the All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA, raising the alarm that the Presidency was plotting to unseat Okorocha and the Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Hon. Benjamin Uwajimogu.

The party, in a statement released by its chairman, Prince Marshal Okafor Anyanwu, accused the Presidency and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, of trying to split members of the state legislature with a view to using the splinter group to fight the governor and the speaker.

Anyanwu alleged that the Presidency and some PDP bigwigs had invited the 12 lawmakers from Imo State to Abuja, during which they were induced to plot against Okorocha and the speaker, while urging them not to take part in the ongoing investigations of graft levelled against the Deputy Governor of the state,  Jude Agbaso, by a contractor handling a road project in the state.

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Anyanwu said: “The attention of the APGA  Imo state has been drawn to the recent plot by the Presidency and PDP to distort the activities of the Imo State House of Assembly, promote disaffection in the ranks of the state government and if possible execute the long conceived agenda of impeaching the Speaker, Imo State House of Assembly, Hon. Benjamin Uwajimogu and Gov.

“Owelle Rochas Okorocha. This ill-conceived move is not unconnected with the ongoing investigation by the state legislature over allegation of financial gratification leveled against the Deputy Governor, Sir Jude Agbaso by one of the major contractors handling the state government road projects.”

“We are therefore surprised with the way and manner the Presidency and national leadership of the PDP unexpectedly showed interest on the matter and subsequently declared support for the Deputy Governor, Sir Jude Agbaso, who is not a member of the PDP.

“In view of the above, we wish to warn against any form of invasion in the affairs of the APGA-led state government and will definitely end at nothing to resist any plot hatched to destabilize the state by any group or individual.

“We also support the ongoing investigation by the Imo State House of Assembly which obviously is in tandem with the zero-corruption disposition of Gov. Okorocha-led administration,” the party said.