Unless President Muhammadu Buhari, who belongs to nobody, but everybody, intervenes urgently, the leadership struggle will continue to take its toll on the platform ahead of the critical governorship elections in Edo and Ondo states.
leadership crisis is slim. Although strict adherence to the party’s constitution could have averted the logjam, it appears the law is being twisted to serve personal agenda.
The crisis will continue to fester, leading to cumulative strains, to the consternation of the generality of party members. His argument is that, since Ajimobi is temporarily unavailable for the role, he is next in line of succession, in accordance with the provisions. Put succinctly, the section states that the National Deputy Chairman, North/South “shall act as the National Chairman in the absence of the National Chairman from his zone.”
His claim is that Ajimobi should not be recognised as national deputy chairman. He has also consistently argued that, following the resignation of Mai Buni as national secretary, the position has been vacant. He said he will not recognise the new replacement from the Northeast, Waziri Bulama.
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