2027: Imo APP dismisses report of alleged plans by Amadi

From George Onyejiuwa, Owerri

The Imo State chapter of the Action Peoples Party (APP) has dismissed a report by a state tabloid, alleging that the party’s governorship aspirant, Dr Chima Amadi, may abandon his ambition and the APP for the Owerri senatorial contest, under the platform of the African Democratic Congress ( ADC).

The party reiterated that Dr Chima Amadi’s mission to liberate Imo from woeful leadership in 2027 is absolute and irreversible, and that the spurious publication was evidently sponsored by opponents who have become increasingly alarmed by the unstoppable momentum of the movement.

Spokesman of the party, Hon. Cajetan Duke, in a press release, yesterday, said, “We, therefore, wish to state categorically and without reservation that the entire report is a complete fabrication, maliciously conceived, and mischievously disseminated by individuals and groups visibly unsettled by the unprecedented wave of support and enthusiasm gathering behind Mazi Chima Matthew Amadi across every corner of Imo State.

“This concocted narrative is nothing more than the desperate imagination of opponents who have become increasingly alarmed by the unstoppable momentum of the movement”.

Continuing, Duke said, “For the records, Mazi Chima Matthew Amadi’s commitment to contest the 2027 governorship election on the platform of the Action Peoples Party (APP) remains absolute, unshakable and irreversible. There is no truth, whatsoever, to claims that he intends to abandon this people-endorsed mission or defect to any other political party, let alone ADC. Such stories are mere distractions from forces that lack both vision and viable alternatives.

“For far too long, Imo State has groaned under the weight of failed leadership: systematic diversion of local government funds, total breakdown of rural infrastructure, hospitals stripped bare of essential drugs and equipment, public schools reduced to dilapidated shells, and erratic policy summersaults that have deepened poverty and despair. Mazi Chima Amadi has pledged — and continues to pledge — to decisively end this era of betrayal and usher in transparent, accountable, and genuinely people-centred governance that puts the welfare of every Imo citizen first.

“His long standing record of selfless community service, through The Mazi Organisation (TMO), coupled with his proven success as an entrepreneur and creator of sustainable opportunities, demonstrates, beyond doubt, that he possesses both the vision and the proven capacity to deliver real, measurable transformation. The same passion, discipline, and results-driven approach that have defined his private endeavours will define his leadership of Imo State come 2027.”

However, Duke said that while the party holds the media profession with the highest regard, journalists should always observe the professional ethics of diligent verification, accuracy, balance, and fairness, and not to lend themselves as hatchet writers.