Cross River LP faction chairman threatens legal action over alleged impersonation
The Labor Party (LP) faction chairman in Cross River State, Mr Godwin Amoikwen, has threatened to sue the faction leader, Ogar Osim, for impersonation, forgery and perjury.
This follows disagreements over genuine candidates to represent the party in the state's upcoming 2023 general election.
Embedded in a factional war since the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) launched its activities for the 2023 general elections, Amoikwen and Osim were at odds over the identity of the party's genuine state chairman .
Amoikwen, who is currently chairman of the political commission and former party secretary, alleged that Osim was impersonating the state president, insisting that, based on the principle of succession, he had succeeded the former President, Mr. Joseph India, who left for a higher vocation.
According to him, in 2020 he was appointed by the former State President of Organized Labor to act in an interim capacity, pending the conduct of congresses.
Amoikwen alleged that Osim fraudulently used placeholders on the list submitted to INEC in an attempt to sell party tickets to the highest bidders during candidate substitution windows.
He said, "I am watching Osim closely and will have him imprisoned for impersonation, forgery and perjury at the appropriate time."
On the rejection of the list of candidates produced by Organized Labor, he explained: "After receiving Osim in the party and providing him with the necessary materials to help him work, we wanted to harmonize our structures being given that winning elections requires unity of purpose; we invited him for a series of meetings, which he declined. He gave us one flimsy excuse or the other."
“Seeing that he was not available and that the deadline for notification of INEC to conduct the primaries was approaching, we were compelled to invite INEC and other relevant stakeholders to attend the primary elections that we would organise. We had successful primaries, which produced verifiable candidates. We have learned that he then assembled nine people in his office in Ambo and led a charade of a primary that produced over 40 candidates who are his placeholders. »
When contacted to respond to the alleged threat, Osim simply said the party was in peace talks. He noted that soon every misunderstanding would be resolved.
The Labor Party (LP) faction chairman in Cross River State, Mr Godwin Amoikwen, has threatened to sue the faction leader, Ogar Osim, for impersonation, forgery and perjury.
This follows disagreements over genuine candidates to represent the party in the state's upcoming 2023 general election.
Embedded in a factional war since the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) launched its activities for the 2023 general elections, Amoikwen and Osim were at odds over the identity of the party's genuine state chairman .
Amoikwen, who is currently chairman of the political commission and former party secretary, alleged that Osim was impersonating the state president, insisting that, based on the principle of succession, he had succeeded the former President, Mr. Joseph India, who left for a higher vocation.
According to him, in 2020 he was appointed by the former State President of Organized Labor to act in an interim capacity, pending the conduct of congresses.
Amoikwen alleged that Osim fraudulently used placeholders on the list submitted to INEC in an attempt to sell party tickets to the highest bidders during candidate substitution windows.
He said, "I am watching Osim closely and will have him imprisoned for impersonation, forgery and perjury at the appropriate time."
On the rejection of the list of candidates produced by Organized Labor, he explained: "After receiving Osim in the party and providing him with the necessary materials to help him work, we wanted to harmonize our structures being given that winning elections requires unity of purpose; we invited him for a series of meetings, which he declined. He gave us one flimsy excuse or the other."
“Seeing that he was not available and that the deadline for notification of INEC to conduct the primaries was approaching, we were compelled to invite INEC and other relevant stakeholders to attend the primary elections that we would organise. We had successful primaries, which produced verifiable candidates. We have learned that he then assembled nine people in his office in Ambo and led a charade of a primary that produced over 40 candidates who are his placeholders. »
When contacted to respond to the alleged threat, Osim simply said the party was in peace talks. He noted that soon every misunderstanding would be resolved.
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