How Hon. Idimogu Stopped Engr. Igbokwe Over Imposition of Igbo EXCO In Isolo/Oshodi LGA

CYRIACUS IZUEKWE

Fact have emerged on how Apex leader of Ndigbo in APC, Chief Joe Igbokwe suffered serious political set back after he attempted to impose his own faction on Isolo/Oshodi Local Government Area of Lagos but was stopped by Hon. Jude Idimogu.

P.M.EXPRESS reports that Chief Igbokwe went to Isolo/Oshodi LGA and attempted to inaugurate his faction as the Igbo APC EXCO without even informing Hon. Idimogu, who is the Apex Leader 2 and representing the LG at the Lagos State House of Assembly.

While Igbokwe had made every arrangement, Idimogu moved in and stopped the inauguration which led the two groups to Area F Command, Ikeja, Lagos.

During interrogation, Joe Igbokwe was said to have boasted before the Area Commander that he is the Apex leader and SA to the Lagos State Governor on Drainages and whatever he said was final.

It was gathered that his utterance got the Area Commander angry and he told him that he was not interested in his position but was more interested in maintaining peace and order in Isolo/Oshodi LGA.
He directed Igbokwe to go and harmonize all the factions within Igbo APC before the inauguration would hold to avoid violence.Chief Joe Igbokwe and his group then left dejected over their inability to inaugurate the EXCO as they had envisaged.

Igbo in APC has been in crisis after the Caretaker Chairman of APC, Lagos State, Otunba Tunde Balogun, declared that traditional rulers had no business to be in partisan politics and they should be in their palaces as advisers.But Chief Joe Igbokwe, who is the Apex Leader of Igbo in APC, ignored Balogun’s directive and appointed Eze Ndigbo in Ikeja, Eze Uche Dimgba as Coordinator.

However, majority of the Igbo in APC rejected and nominated Chief Anselm Njoku as Igbo Chairman of APC in Lagos.While Chief Njoku has been going round to harmonize the factions to one umbrella, Igbokwe’s group was said to be going to the LGs in the State just to inaugurate EXCO, which has backfired in Isolo/Oshodi.

Hon. Jude Idimogu, who confirmed the incident, said he was surprised when he heard that Igbokwe was coming to Isolo/Oshodi, which he represents at the House of Assembly even without informing him as the Apex Leader 2.

He said he intervened in order not to bring anything that will cause breach of public peace in the area. He wondered why Chief Igbokwe is not obeying the Party directive to harmonize all factions and bring Igbo APC members in the State under one umbrella.

Hon Idimogu said that Isolo/Oshodi is his base and his Constituency and that he has followers as he is representing them in the House effectively.
He said that he had expected Chief Igbokwe to consult him as his Deputy after he has conceded two other Senatorial zones to him.
He explained that Igbokwe and Eze Uche Dimgba are the two major people causing trouble in Igbo APC and they are working against the interest of the Igbo in APC. He however, assured he will not relent in mobilizing the Igbo for APC and will ensure that the Igbo vote for the Party in the forthcoming election.