APGA debunks defection of 22 state chairmen to APC

THE All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, Friday debunked the alleged defection of 22 State chairmen of the party to the All Progressives Congress, APC. At a briefing, the National Secretary of the party, Alhaji Sani Shinkafi, refuted the claim by the APC on the defection of its 22 State Chairmen saying it was only five of the State chairmen and five zonal officers of the party that left for APC. Shinkafi, while describing the report as untrue, also accused the Imo State Governor, Owelle Rochas Okorocha of mischief by conniving with some fake Chairmen who claimed they have defected in large numbers to the APC. Shinkafi said: “The attention of the leadership of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, has been drawn to a newspaper publication today (Friday) on the defection of 22 state chairmen of our party to the All Progressives Congress. “For clarity sake, we have to put the records straight that it was only five of the state party chairmen and five zonal officers that defected to APC. The states are Kogi, Niger, Taraba, Lagos and Cross River. “The names of other state chairmen in that list of 22 state chairmen as contained in the report were fake. Since Okorocha became Governor of Imo State, he has never indicted any of our state chairmen.” “The defection of the five chairmen will help the party to move forward because they were dormant while they were in the party. And we have no regret for them defecting to APC. Shinkafi appealed to members of APGA in Imo State to remain calm and loyal to the party leadership as the party was ready to reclaim the state from APC in 2015, as APC was a dead on arrival party in South-east.