By innocent onyeukwu
Imo State Governor, Owelle Rochas Okorocha and former Governor, Achike Udenwa are now in a rat race to take control of APC structure in Imo State.
The stage was set by the Interim National Leadership of APC, which last week unveiled criteria for robust membership drive to be driven by a State Harmonization and Registration Committee (SHRC).
According to a document released by APC national headquarter and made available to Trumpeta in Owerri, the national leadership according to the document, confers headship of the party to “Governors/Deputy Governors, past and serving, who are members of the party”
This implies that both Governor Okorocha and former Governor Achike Udenwa automatically heads the Harmonization and Registration Committee which is expected orchestrate the membership and mobilization drive in the state.
The terms of Reference of the State Harmonization and Registration Committee include; to harmonize and fuse the structures of legacy parties into one united, strong and vibrant APC in an atmosphere of peace and harmony; to organize and hold meetings of the party at all levels in the state (ie units wards, LGA, Area Council and State); to create where necessary sub-committees and in this wise may co-opt any persons into such sub-committees, provided that no such sub-committee shall be headed by any person who is not a member of the main committee”.
Other functions of SHRC are; Massive co-ordination and consolidation of members into the party in accordance with stipulated guidelines issued by National Interim Executive” and among other things, ensure effective implementation of the registration process, such that all persons desiring registration into the party are afforded the right to be so registered in accordance with the directives from the National Interim Exco”.
The conferment on Okorocha the headship of the party structure in Imo is in conformity with earlier reports that the APC leadership was keen on allocating 50% slots of APC State Executives to State Governors in APC controlled states.
Ex Governor Udenwa had boasted that no one will hijack Imo APC vowing that such attempts will be resisted.
