APC CRISIS: Pro-Oshiomhole forces fight back vanguardnews
…Plotters attacking Oshiomhole afflicted with 2023 virus – TinubuAHEAD of tomorrow’s National Executive Committee, NEC, meeting of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, that will make or mar the party, forces loyal to the embattled National Chairman, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, weekend, put up a spirited battle to save the former labour leader.
His words: ‘’It is against this backdrop that we should view the present ploys and plots to undermine the APC National Chairman. The Chairman is human; thus, he has his merits as well as his flaws. Yet, his humanity cannot be grounds for his dismissal. If so, the position will forever go vacant. ‘’We even had a national deputy secretary improperly call for a NEC meeting on the basis that he believed himself the acting national chairman. Clearly, this man would not have summoned the temerity to make such a move had he not been instigated by powerful individuals who he thought would reward or, at least, protect him for committing the wrongful act.’’
Apart from his commitment to instil discipline in the party, they said under Oshiomhole’s leadership, APC maintained its winning streak at the 2019 presidential election and would have exceeded expectations in the governorship election but for the discordant voices that refused any form of harmony such as the crisis in Zamfara that arose from the rift between the former governor Abdulaziz Yari and Senator Kabir Marafa.
In their estimation, the party is better off without a leader whose goal included ridding the party of selfish and corrupt members. ‘’But he need not worry about this. His impact would be felt by many and even his traducers are likely to regret their steps. At least, none can accuse him of promoting anti-party policies or embezzling funds.
Indeed, when Oshiomhole was suspended by a Federal High Court in Abuja, recently, the jubilant comments in Edo included: “There will be peace in Edo State.” ‘’While Corona has been presently contained in Nigeria, we must be alert to another sickness that seems rampant within a certain segment of society. That sickness is old Ambition-virus 2023. This illness afflicts many in the political class along with their allies in the media.
At best, it results in confusion. Usually, its results in something worse. No matter how great one’s ambition and how able one may be, nobody can rush or speed time. That is beyond the realm of human capacity. To do so is to contest against fate itself. When it ends, such a contest rarely ends well. The Chairman has been a tireless campaigner and mobilizer for the party. He has steered the party through difficult elections. His contributions should not be undervalued now that the bulk of elections are behind us. To do so would be an act of ingratitude. It is no secret that the Chairman and Edo Governor Obaseki are in dispute. This is unfortunate.
‘’Those engaged in these manoeuvres see themselves as clever or cunning. They do so because they only understand the mean craft of political intrigue. They have yet to understand the value and long-term utility of democratic governance. Thus, they embark on the strangest of quest. They would rather dismantle and weaken the institutional core of their party just to gain control of that weakened edifice in order to pilfer the party nomination, which they crave. This is more than sad.
‘’This means we must rally around President Buhari. Instead of everyone saying they are working for the party and nation but going their separate ways based on their selfish designs, we must help him build a stronger national consensus on policies that will ensure safety and bring greater prosperity. If need be and when called upon, we must offer ideas and suggestions that move policy and progress forward. This is the time for governance.
“The number of lives he has touched and the development he brought to Edo State outweigh his shortcomings and God will give him victory over those who he raised that are now plotting his downfall.”
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