Akwa Ibom state chapter of the Accord Party (AP) has sacked its chairman, Martins Udo Inyang over alleged fraud and anti-party activities.
The state secretary of the party, Obong Imeobong Udeng made this known during a press conference in Uyo at the weekend.
Udeng said that the ousted chairman’s tenure was characterized by widespread irregularities which caused the poor performance of the party in the 2023 governorship election.
Stakeholders including members of the party’s State Working Committee (SWC), Director-General of Governorship Campaign, Aniekan Johnson, chapter chairmen from 31 council areas in the state and Ward Chairmen in 329 wards in the state had passed a vote of no confidence on the embattled chairman.
The party’s secretary listed alleged offences of the former chairman to include embezzlement of N3.1m donated by the party governorship candidate for logistics in the last general election, inability to win election in his unit, ward and local government area, as well as gross misconduct in protecting the party interest against the opposition.
The party secretary observed that stakeholders decided to relieve the state chairman of his position in order to rescue the party from total collapse after the poor performance in the last election.
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He said: “From our investigation, we have found out that Martin Udo Inyang worked assiduously in the interest of our party in the state during the last election.
“He facilitated the defection of our members to other political parties and clandestinely positioned his church members to unseat other members in the Exco without the consent of the state working committee.
“Again Martins Udo Inyang craftily made his wife a candidate of our party in Akwa Ibom North West senatorial district for monetary gains.”
The party therefore appointed a seven-man Caretaker Committee to manage its affairs within six months.
The committee members are Aniekan Johnson as Chairman, Bishop Eric Etuk Akpan, Chief Imeobong E.Udeng and Uduak Clement Bassey.
Others are Samuel Eshiet Akpan,Hon. Ubokulo Paul and Abasifreke Thompson.