The Publicity Secretary of Anambra State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr. Okelue Madukaife, has been sacked by the party for congratulating Professor Chukwuma Soludo as the winner of the governorship election.
Madukaife congratulated Soludo when he appeared on Arise TV programme.
Madukaife said the party congratulates Soludo and assured that they will be holding him accountable in the most civil manner, to ensure that he lives up to his promises to Ndi Anambra.
However, the State chairman of the party, Mr. Basil Ejidike, at a press conference on Sunday, said Madukaife was suspended in June but continued to parade himself as the publicity secretary.
Ejidike said: “Okelo was suspended in June this year. We were surprised that he has continued to parade himself as the publicity secretary of the party. That ought not to be.
“On behalf of APC Anambra State, we wish to clearly state that Okelo Madukaife is no longer a member of our party and so he can’t be or function as the publicity secretary of our party in the state.
“Anybody dealing with him as a member of APC or publicity secretary of the party is doing so at their own risk.
“We wish to state categorically that as far as the Anambra State governorship poll is concerned, we have not congratulated anybody.”
He added: “But we are aware that since June, he has been raining abuses on our party.
“Okelo was suspended since June following his involvement in anti-party activities. He has been replaced by assistant publicity secretary, Nonso Chinwuba. Okelo does not belong to the party.”