• We must abide by party constitution, says Gombe gov John Alechenu, Chima Azubuike, Olaide Oyelude, Gbenga Odogun, Bola Bamigbola, Wale Oyewale and Daud Olatunji There were indications on Sunday th
at governors and other chieftains of the All Progressives Congress supporting the embattled National Chairman of the party, Adams Oshiomhole, had stepped up moves to prevent his removal.
But the APC National Vice-Chairman , Mustapha Salihu, insisted that the NEC meeting would hold as scheduled. While the NWC members loyal to Oshiomhole appointed a former Oyo State governor, Abiola Ajimobi, as the deputy national chairman; Waziri Bulama as the acting National Secretary and Mr Paul Chukwuma as the national auditor, those opposed to the national chairman fixed the party’s NEC meeting for March 17.
On Sunday, the APC NEC member, who confided in The PUNCH, said, “Governors Ganduje, Zulum, Oyetola, Sanwo-Olu and Abiodun are scheduled to meet with the President this week to brief him on all the issues. He stated, “I will not attend the illegal NEC meeting because it is an illegally convened meeting. The moment your conscience is clear, you will have no fear. Those who summoned the meeting have no powers to do so.“I can tell you for free, those fueling this plot to remove Oshiomhole are out to weaken the APC ahead of 2023 just because of their selfish presidential and vice-presidential ambitions.
He stated, “As I speak with you, the zone is implicitly behind the national chairman of our party, Adams Oshiomhole. We are fully in support of our chairman and people from outside of our zone will not tell us how we will manage our office that was zoned to our region. Another member, who is also opposed to Oshiomhole said, “We are waiting for them . This meeting will hold. There is no how he will come back. There is no how any right-thinking person will ask him to come back. It is not possible.
“For the purpose of clarity and putting the issue in proper perspective. I wish to state that the decision to call for an emergency National Executive Committee meeting on March 17. 2020 was taken in strict compliance with the constitution of the party. The acting secretary noted that Bulama, who “purportedly signed the document as the party’s National Secretary,” lacked legal footing to do so.
Danmusa said, “The issue of our party’s national chairman has become a legal issue. A court in Abuja said he should step down. Another court in Kano said he should continue. Since it has become a legal issue, we would not want to comment on it.”But an APC leader in Katsina State, Senator Abba Ali, called for caution. He said, “We should act in the best interest of our party.
Bello, who spoke through the state Commissioner for Information and Communication Strategy, Kingsley Fanwo, described the plot “a mere speculation”.
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