A faction of the Action Alliance (AA) has disowned Kenneth Obidike Udeze as its national chairman, noting that he ceased to be a member of the party after he was expelled for criminal activities on February 14, 2020.
In a communiqué issued at the end of its emergency virtual National Executive Council meeting on Monday, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Mr Olu Omotoso, stated that since Udeze ceased to be a member of Action Alliance in February 14, 2020, he couldn’t have been the party’s national chairman.
According to the communique, Udeze was found wanting on several allegations bordering on criminal diversions of party funds, unilateral alteration of party papers and documents, forgery and anti-party activities.
“A disciplinary committee was set up to look into these allegations, he was invited to defend himself and he blatantly refused to do so. Upon the third invitation in accordance with our party constitution, the committee drew up and submitted its report.
“NTTC, the highest ruling caucus of our party sat and reviewed the recommendations of the committee. The caucus gave him another lifeline to come and defend himself, he also refused to do so till the lifeline lapsed. Thereafter, the caucus suspended him at its scheduled meeting monitored by INEC as required by law.”
The communique explained that follow-up to his suspension, and his refusal to come up with a defense against all allegations against him, the National Convention of the party resolved and expelled him on February 14, 2020.
“This Convention was adequately monitored by INEC, he was formally informed, and it was also widely publicized.
“He has since gone to five different courts to ask for reinstatement as chairman, and all five courts have ruled against him. He has employed many strategies to arm twist the courts to procure judgment in his usual way, but has not succeeded, hence his new approach to deceive the people by using the media to strangulate facts,” it said.
Two factions of AA clashed at the headquarters of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday in Abuja.
