CHIGOZIE AMADI
The immediate-past Director General of the National Inland Waterways (NIWA), Chief George Moghalu, has denied social media reports that he has left the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to join the Labour Party (LP)
Moghalu, who disclosed this yesterday in Abuja during a media interaction, maintained that he was still a card-carrying member of the APC.
The former member of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the APC explained that if he decides to continue with politics or join another political party, it would be after due consultations.
He said: “You must understand that at my level in politics in this country, I have never jumped from one party to the other. However, if I must leave the APC for LP, it has to be consequent upon my signing a statement from a recognised representative or my media office. And not until that happens, I will say that I am still with the APC.”
The APC chieftain admitted that the social media report about him joining LP generated concern which made people across the globe to call him to confirm the authenticity of the report.
Moghalu stated: “My answer has been that as of today, I have not left the APC. If I am going to leave the APC, there is a process, especially for somebody at my level.
“The process has to do with resigning membership from where I am now, not by proxy; but by formally writing to notify my ward about my intention to leave the party and I will make the resignation public. I may not give any reason because I am at liberty as my fundamental right.
“If I decide to continue with politics or join another political party after due consultations, I will announce where I am going. I may even decide to play politics without joining any political party. I can be an independent player, and even though there is no independent candidacy, I can be an independent influencer or driver of the process.
“That does not make me a non-political actor. It is not only until you belong to a political party that you are a politician. And let me repeat, if I decide to leave the APC I will announce it publicly.”
