In a fresh twist to the crisis in the ruling All Progressives Congress, governors elected on the platform of the party are insisting that the embattled National Chairman of the party, Adams Oshiomhole
, will not be allowed to handle the primaries for the 2023 general elections,The governors are also discussing with party stakeholders on the decision to be taken to determine the fate of Oshiomhole, who was governor of Edo State for two terms before becoming the leader of the party in 2018.
The court order was, however, greeted with mixed reactions. While the supporters of the embattled chairman opposed the order, those against him celebrated his suspension by the court. He added, “They are the ones who will plot how do we get rid of him because they want to be president in 2023 even when their hold on their state at the moment is doubtful if they were to go for referendum in terms of their approval rating.
He added that there were also some governors who had yet to take a stand on whether Oshiomhole should go or be allowed to finish his tenure. “Already, we have become the laughing stock of Edo and Ondo politics. How do we have a chairman that cannot reconcile warring factions in his state? He is also watching as the party is being rubbished by its members in Ondo State. What type of a father does that?
“We will not allow our colleagues to be disgraced just because of the ambition of an individual. The governors must be allowed to participate in transparent primaries as stipulated in the constitution of our party.” The PGF DG further said with or without the party’s current challenges, a national convention was due given that it was already two years since the last convention held, where the Oshiomhole-led NWC was elected.
He explained that Salihu had no power to speak for the party, adding the apart from the chairman, only the National Publicity Secretary, Lanre Issa-Onilu, could speak for the party.On reports that some governors and a serving minister were behind Oshiomhole’s ordeal, Eta said, “Those people mentioned in that story are the major culprits; perhaps if you add Yahaya Bello of Kogi State there, it will be complete.
Meanwhile, security personnel drawn from the police, Department of State Services and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps on Friday barred members of staff of the party, journalists and visitors from accessing the party secretariat. Sources also said the action might not be unconnected with plans to avert possible clashes between the supporters and opponents of the embattled national chairman.In a related development, Oshiomhole and the recently-announced acting Secretary, Waziri Bulama, were at the Police Headquarters on Friday to meet with the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu.
Nwosu said, “It will take the intervention of the President as the leader of the party to restore peace and harmony in the party. The crisis in our party should not be allowed to continue beyond this; that is why I am appealing to President Muhammadu Buhari to intervene as the father of the party and bring the warring factions together and resolve the issues.
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