The Ohanivo General Assembly consisting of Ohaozara, Onicha, and Ivo Local Government Areas has berated Ann Agomeze for disregarding her party’s arrangements in Ebonyi South.
The Assembly accused Agomeze of crying foul play after she contested and lost while signing the withdrawal form at some point before engaging in what the assembly called “continued unrepentantly to indulge in needless media outbursts and regrettable blackmail against the performing Governor for no just cause.”
In a statement issued on Wednesday by the Ohanivo General Assembly President General, Darlington Okereke, and 19 others, the Assembly alleged that Agomeze was being desperate.
It stated: “has painstakingly followed up the claims and critically reviewed the circumstances that led to the unconscionable path taken by (Mrs.) Ann N. Agomeze against the person of the Governor of Ebonyi State, His Excellency Engr. Chief David Nweze Umahi FNSE FNATE (Akubaraoha) in the matter of Ebonyi South Senatorial ticket which the people have freely made their choice.
“As a socio-cultural umbrella organisation bound by the considerations of peace, equity and unity, Ohanivo General Assembly notes that by the APC zoning arrangement which was agreed upon before the party primaries by all members of APC in Ebonyi State, the Senatorial ticket for Ebonyi South Senatorial District was zoned to Ohaozara Local Government Area where incidentally, the incumbent governor hails from.
“The General Assembly of Ohanivo further notes that by the APC zoning arrangement, the Federal House of Representatives ticket for Ohaozara/Onicha/Ivo Federal Constituency was zoned to Onicha Local Government Area, where (Mrs.) Ann Agomeze hails from by virtue of her marriage, and that the APC candidate for the Federal House of Representatives Constituency has been produced from her Local Government change.”
The Assembly added that the aspirant was not supposed to be in the contest because of the internal zoning mechanism used to allocate seats to LGAs.
“To the greatest chagrin of Ohanivo General Assembly, (Mrs.) Ann. N. Agomeze unlike ethically cohesive women of Ohanivo, jumped up to the Senatorial primaries and contested for the ticket contrary to the APC zoning arrangement agreed upon by the people of the Senatorial Zone and yet lost colossally to Chief Austin Umahi in a Primary election held on the 28th day of May 2022.”
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The Assembly stated that Agomeze has withdrawn her aspiration, saying: “Ohanivo General Assembly has it on good authority that (Mrs.) Ann. N. Agomeze did not only accept her defeat at the said senatorial primaries, she also went further to file documents at APC National Secretariat duly signed in her hands and seal and supported by court affidavit indicating that she had voluntarily withdrawn from her intention and ambition for Ebonyi South senatorial race.
“Our record has it that it was this voluntary withdrawal coupled with the withdrawal of the 1st winner of the senatorial ticket that made the APC organise fresh Senatorial primaries for the District which took place on the 9th day of June 2022 that saw the emergence of His Excellency Engr Chief David Nweze Umahi FNSE FNATE as APC Senatorial candidate for Ebonyi South Senatorial District.”
It added that Governor Umahi did not contravene any law, adding: “We also know as a fact that the governor has no double nominations as a candidate as contemplated by section 115 of the Electoral Act, and as such has not breached any provision of the extant laws.
“Apparently moved by her negative urge for shadow projection and sense of deviancy and treachery, (Mrs.) Ann Agomeze joined ultra vires in a pre-election proceeding, concealed all the facts of her withdrawal, and lied on oath and yet the Federal High Court ordered for a fresh APC Primaries in Ebonyi South Senatorial District.
“The party in compliance with the order of the Federal High Court scheduled a fresh primary election held on the 31st day of July 2022 and the delegates freely voted His Excellency Engr. Chief David Nweze Umahi FNSE FNATE as the authentic senatorial candidate of Ebonyi South District.
“Despite the fact that (Mrs.) Ann N. Agomeze was never at any stage of the primary elections and or Court proceedings given any mandate or recognition as the winner of Ebonyi South Senatorial District APC primary election, she has continued unrepentantly to indulge in needless media outbursts and regrettable blackmail against the performing Governor for no just cause.”
The General Assembly, therefore, condemned what it described as “ingratitude, unpatriotic manipulations, unjustifiable moral insensitiveness and clear case of mischief exhibited by (Mrs.) Ann N Agomeze as a strange behaviour unbecoming of a woman married to Ohanivo and we hereby call her to order.”
It also resolved that they were disappointed in Agomeze for her “repulsive desperation and unprovoked attitude capable of causing political disharmony in Ohanivo.”
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