The party said this while reacting to the allegation by the Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Rt. Hon Benjamin Uwajumogu, that he was offered N3 billion by Chief Martin Agbaso, elder brother to the impeached deputy governor, Sir Jude Agbaso and Akobundu following alleged presidential directive to impeach Okorocha.
In a statement, the Imo State Chairman of APGA, Prince Okafor Anyanwu, challenged Jonathan to prove his innocence by disassociating himself and office from the said plot.
Anyanwu also debunked earlier claims of 2015 agreement between Okorocha and Martin Agbaso.
The chairman said the agreement purportedly signed by Okorocha to hand over power to Agbaso after his first tenure was an insult to the people of the state.
He said: “We view this claim by Chief Martin Agbaso of entering into agreement with His Excellency, Owelle Rochas Okorocha, to hand over governorship of the state to his family as a slap on Imo people.
“How could two men appropriate the governorship of a state with a teeming population of over five million people?”
While questioning Agbaso’s capacity to negotiate the 2015 governorship of Imo State on behalf of Owerri zone, Anyanwu said he was being economical with the truth.
He said: “Beyond demanding for a cash compensation of N450 million from Governor Okorocha, Chief Agbaso hijacked prominent appointments meant for Owerri zone, therefore, the unfounded claim of ceding the 2015 Imo State governorship to Chief Agbaso via the socalled agreement should be disregarded.”
Efforts to get Akobundu to react to the Speaker’s allegation did not yield fruit as he refused to pick his calls.
But the state PDP Publicity Secretary, Chief Byden Amajirionwu, denied any collaboration between the Presidency and APGA on the alleged impeachment plot.
He said: “Akobundu, who has been accused of leading the delegation, was not even present during the visit and how can we visit a President over the impeachment of a governor, is Mr. President the state House of Assembly?
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