A chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Prince Paul
Ikonne, has said that the party is not for sale, calling on new entrants
into the party like former governor of Abia state, Orji kalu, to get
themselves abreast of the fact.
Prince Paul Ikonne, who was a governorship candidate of defunct ACN in 2011
and a Chieftain of APC in Abia state, also warned those he allegedly said
to have been using Abia APC to defraud people to desist from it.
A statement signed yesterday in Abuja by Ikonne media adviser Patrick
Nwosu, called on Nigerians and lovers of APC to disregard a statement
credited to Chief Orji Kalu that Prince Ikonne had begged him secretly.
The statement said: “We shouldn’t have responded to this cheap blackmail,
but for the avoidance of doubt and to put the records straight, what Prince
Ikonne Stands for is integrity and dignity and as such still maintains that
Orji Kalu’s entrance into APC is nothing to celebrate, and people should
stop leaving in past glory.
“We use this medium to warn those who have been using Abia APC to defraud
people to desist from it. These same people are those who embezzled the
money meant for the presidential election in Abia State and collected money
from the people in Ukwa (the oil producing area) in the name of securing
NDDC appointments for them, which is being spare-headed by Ben Godson.
“Paul Ikonne therefore warns that the All Progressive Congress is not for
sale or a platform to defraud people and those involved should desist from
it.”
The statement assured that the entire South-east will vote for President
Mohammadu Buhari in 2019 election, “and therefore call on all Nigerians to
support the president in his fight against corruption and his quest to fix
Nigeria.”