The State Working Committee, SWC, of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Cross River State has impeached the celebration chairman, Barr. Alphonsus Ogar Eba, over allegations of economic misconduct and administrative high-handedness.
The motion was taken Thursday on the APC state secretariat in Calabar.
Eba, who turned chairman in October 2021 below former governor Ben Ayade, was accused of embezzlement, misappropriation of celebration funds, conceitedness, and failure to pay stipends to celebration officers.
In a communiqué signed by members of the SWC, chapter chairmen and different stakeholders, the officers stated Eba’s conduct had crippled celebration operations and strained relationships throughout the state.
The impeachment aligns with earlier calls for from the Discussion board of APC Chapter Chairmen, who had accused him of withholding stipends for greater than three months and worsening the welfare of ward and chapter officers.
The movement for his removing was moved by the State Welfare Secretary, Okara Ekawu, and seconded by the State Treasurer, Dr. Matthew Egom. They stated the committee completely investigated the allegations earlier than reaching a unanimous choice.
Eba was directed at hand over all celebration property and paperwork, together with management of the secretariat, to the performing chairman pending additional directives from the Nationwide Govt Committee (NEC).
Discussion board Chairman and Boki LGA Chairman, Kelvin Nyong, described the non-payment of stipends as unprecedented and accused Eba of making divisions inside the celebration in violation of Sections 21:2 (ii & v) of the APC Structure.
Occasion leaders current reaffirmed their loyalty to Governor Bassey Otu and stated the management change was essential for stability and efficient administration.
Eba had confronted comparable opposition about two years in the past when celebration stalwarts, together with Chief Peter Higgins and former presidential aide Chief Okoi Obono-Obla, referred to as for his removing over associated allegations.
Final month, he sparked controversy by organizing a grand airport reception for former governor Ben Ayade and overtly declaring loyalty to him, a transfer seen as slighting the present management.
