Imo Labour Party SWC takes serious action against chairman, Ihejiagwa

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Citing autocracy, financial irresponsibility, constitutional violations, and betrayal of the party’s values, the State Working Committee (SWC) of the Labour Party in Imo State unanimously approved a vote of no confidence in Callistus Ihejiagwa as the state chairman.

In addition to calling for Ihejiagwa’s resignation, the committee accused him of egregious misbehavior, abusing his position, and serving as a puppet for the ruling All Progressives Congress, or APC, in a news release released on Friday.

A number of important SWC members signed the statement, including the State Secretary, the State Woman Leader, the State Legal Adviser, the State Organizing Secretary, the Publicity Secretary, the Assistant State Secretary, the Okigwe Zonal Woman Leader, the Okigwe Youth Leader, and the three Zonal Chairmen/Deputy State Chairmen of the Orlu, Okigwe, and Owerri Zones.

They also accused the beleaguered chairman of having an autocratic and high-handed leadership style and of excluding important stakeholders and officials from important party decisions.

They also alleged ”financial recklessness and misappropriation of party funds, with no accountability to the leadership structure.

”Unconstitutional usurpation of SWC functions, making unilateral decisions and restructuring party leadership at state and local levels without due process.

”Compromising the party’s opposition stance by embarking on an APC-sponsored pilgrimage to Israel, calling into question his loyalty and credibility as an opposition leader.

”Disregard for party leadership and structure—he unilaterally went to the Labour Party National Headquarters and manipulated the system to replace key executives with his loyalists, without informing the Leader of the Party in Imo State, Sen. Athan Achonu, the National Vice Chairman (South East), the State Secretary, Zonal Chairmen, or other party leaders.

”Exploiting personal relationship with the National Chairman to override due process, using his influence to impose changes without consultation.

His prolonged leadership would erode the party’s standing in the state and endanger its chances of winning elections, the statement said, adding that the committee characterized his activities as a deliberate sabotage of the Labour Party’s goal in Imo State.

In a clear demand for Ihejiagwa’s immediate resignation, the SWC urged the National Chairman to step in and restore the SWC by bringing back the dedicated members he unlawfully dismissed while claiming the National Chairman’s support.

“His dictatorial leadership style, disregard for stakeholders, and constant restructuring of party executives for personal gain have made him unfit to continue in office, they argued.”

The SWC cautioned that Ihejiagwa’s prolonged tenure might have disastrous repercussions for the Imo State Labour Party, especially putting the party’s representative in the House of Representatives and its equivalent in the Imo State House of Assembly in jeopardy.

They pointed out that while still on his APC-sponsored tour, he suspiciously canceled an Owerri Zonal meeting that was planned by Labour Party MPs working with the Owerri Zonal Chairman.

The SWC underlined that the Labour Party in Imo faces internal disintegration if quick action is not done, since party members are already beginning to lose faith in the leadership.

“The Labour Party stands for integrity, transparency, and accountability,” the statement concluded.

“Barr. Callistus Ihejiagwa has betrayed these values, and for the sake of the party’s future in Imo, he must step down immediately.”

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