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SABOTAGE: FORMER ABIA STATE APGA LEADERSHIP MOVE TO WITHDRAW OTTI'S TRIBUNAL PETITION

Afnews Editor

Jul 15, 2019

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Information and chat messages available to Abia Facts News reveals a clandestine move by some former Abia State APGA leadership lead by Rev. Augustine Ehiemere to sabotage their 2019 gubernatorial candidate by filing a withdrawal motion at the tribunal against the petition of Dr. Alex Otti OFR.

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The chat log available to Abia Facts News, reveals clearly the conversation within the former APGA exco chatroom and their plans to reach out to PDP and Governor Okezie Ikpeazu.

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Prominently, the former APGA State Secretary made it clear that they will withdraw the suit to hurt Otti, but that they cant do that without reaching some understanding with those who will benefit from their action.

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Based on other information gathered, they made attempts to file the withdrawal suit, but it was not allowed because they are not joined in the suit as the recognized APGA State Chairman in Court is Honorable Nkem Okoro.

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When we contacted Dr Otti's camp , they did not sound surprised but rather informed us that they have prior information of this desperate moves . We were told that these group had been negotiating for months with another party at a price for this move.

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The sources informed us that a well known but notorious lawyer who is a member of another party was recruited several weeks ago and was only waiting for money to change hands. The source shared with us clips of text messages authored months ago where members of the exco were planning to approach governor for money to give Otti the "AAÔÇØ treatment as they called it.

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Lets keep watching and see how the political play unravels.

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