The crisis in the All
Progressives Congress (APC) has taken a new turn as some aggrieved members of
the party’s national executive council (NEC) are insisting on the resignation
of Adams Oshiomhole, the national chairman.
Before Friday’s NEC meeting, some
party members had accused the national chairman of deliberately delaying the
meeting, asking him to convene it or step down.
However, at the end of the
meeting, the call for his resignation is still ongoing.
At a press briefing after the NEC
meeting, Lawal Liman, chairman of Zamfara chapter of the party, who led the
aggrieved NEC members, said Oshiomhole’s resignation would provide an enabling
environment for genuine healing, reconciliation and the practice of true
democracy within the party across the country.
Liman, who is also the spokesman
for APC State Chairmen’s Forum, alleged that Oshiomhole had usurped the powers
of the party’s NEC due to his “dictatorial and despotic tendencies”.
“Most of the goodwill acquired by
the party, by reasons of its religious adherence to the provisions of its
constitution and the tenets of internal democratic practice, has taken a
downturn principally due to the dictatorial and despotic tendencies of Adams
Oshiomhole, who has usurped the powers of NEC,” he said.
“This may have been responsible
for the admonition of Mr President, who insisted that the party organs at the
state, local government and ward levels must be strengthened and accorded due
respect, with regard to the powers and responsibilities conferred on them by
the party’s constitution.”
Liman said the “facade conducted
by Oshiomhole in the just-concluded NEC meeting left much to be desired”.
“He (Oshiomhole) completely
ignored Mr President’s advice and defied all known rules for meetings by
precluding contributions from members and ending the meeting abruptly, without
achieving anything. This is most unfortunate and undesirable,” he said.
“Arising from the foregoing and
having regards to the huge responsibilities bestowed on us as officers of the
party and in the overriding interest of our members, we are left with no option
than to demand that Oshiomhole resigns his position as national chairman.
“This will stem the slide and
provide an enabling environment for genuine healing, reconciliation and the
practice of true democracy within the party across the country.”
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