{"id":3059,"date":"2012-10-31T15:03:28","date_gmt":"2012-10-31T15:03:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.imotrumpeta.com\/?p=3059"},"modified":"2012-10-31T15:03:28","modified_gmt":"2012-10-31T15:03:28","slug":"party-membership-resign-now-pdp-tells-imo-speaker-says-uwajumogu-is-a-selfish-power-monger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.imotrumpeta.com\/?p=3059","title":{"rendered":"Party membership; Resign Now, PDP Tells Imo Speaker …Says Uwajumogu Is A Selfish Power-Monger"},"content":{"rendered":"

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For involving in dishonourable acts, the Speaker of the Imo State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Benjamin Uwajumogu has been asked to quietly resign his position as number one lawmaker in the state and quit from representing Ihitte Uboma state constituency in the state legislature.<\/p>\n

In apparent reaction to a recent statement credited to Speaker Uwajumogu, where he claimed to be carrying PDP membership card, the party\u2019s hierarchy in the state has told him to abdicate his office for insincerity unexpected from a public officer of his caliber.<\/p>\n

Uwajumogu in a recent interactive session with journalist not only disclosed that People\u2019s Democratic Party, PDP, in the state wanted him and other PDP lawmakers to fight Governor Rochas Okorocha, but he is sill a card-carrying member of the party.<\/p>\n

Reacting to the statement, PDP state publicity secretary, Chief Blyden Amajirionwu disclosed that Uwajumogu deserves to resign his position for having the knack to speak from both sides of the mouth.\u00a0 The PDP spokesman wondered how a lawmaker who was elected under PDP platform would decamp to another party and claims he is still a member of PDP.\u00a0 Uwajumogu is a dishonourable lawmaker pushed by the desire to grab power, hence the decision to play double standard.<\/p>\n

According to the party, \u201cUwajumogu is no longer a PDP member. He cannot dump the party without any justifiable reason to join APGA, because he wants power he joined APGA during inauguration to be Speaker.\u00a0 Now, he wants to be PDP member.\u00a0 Is that not deceit?\u00a0 Is it not disonourable act and should Uwajumogu not resign if he has conscience?\u00a0 He wants to eat his cake and have it\u201d.<\/p>\n

On the issue of the party requesting him and other PDP lawmakers in Imo House to fight Governor Okorocha, the party\u2019s publicity secretary stated tat the claim is one of the Speaker\u2019s fairly-tale that exposes his dishonourable acts.\u00a0 \u201cIt is a cheap blackmail for the Speaker to make such comments.\u00a0 At what point did PDP discus this issue with him and the so-called PDP lawmakers?\u00a0 PDP had a meeting with all elected lawmakers of PDP extraction before their inauguration. Uwajumogu did not express any fear or speak out on this matter.\u00a0 Rather, the next day, he sold out because he is power-hunger and desirous to grab Imo Assembly speakership position by all means.<\/p>\n

Why is he blackmailing PDP now?\u00a0 To pacify his quest for power, he decamped from PDP.\u00a0 He should tell the public why he changed party from PDP to APGA when there is nothing to justify the action.\u00a0 That makes him a dishonourable lawmaker Uwajumogu is telling lies.\u00a0 Nobody in PDP told him anything about Okorocha.\u00a0 He is merely raising false alarm to justify his chase and desire for power.\u00a0 If Okorocha is doing well does he need anybody to fight him? If he is still in PDP, why is the party in minority status in Imo State House of Assembly when the party he decamped to, APGA is now in the majority?\u00a0 Uwajumogu should be sincere.\u00a0 He should resign than play double standard in this issue.<\/p>\n

Uwajumogu told newsmen in the interview that he did not resign his PDP membership claiming that he is still a card-carrying member of the party.\u00a0 The Imo Speaker challenged those who said he is no longer PDP member to show his resignation letter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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