Governors of the All Progressives
Congress (APC) on Thursday denounced purported call by the Director General of
Progressive Governors’ Forum, Saliu Lukman on Wednesday asking the National
Chairman of the party, Adams Oshiomhole to convene a NEC meeting or resign.
According to them, the said the
statement did not emanate and could not have emanated from the Progressive
Governors Forum.
A source close to one of the
governors, told the Nation that “The Director General is on his own sponsored
errand.”
It was also learnt there has been
no meeting of the Progressives Governors Forum or that of the forum’s
executives to deliberate on current issues that could have warranted such volatile
statement credited to the Director General.
APC National Vice Chairman
(South-South), Hilliard Eta, dismissed Lukman’s statement, saying the director
general was “speaking for himself”.
The Publicity Secretary of APC
Caretaker Committee in Ogun State, Mr. Tunde Oladunjoye, when contacted, stated
that neither the Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, nor the party at the
state was part of such demand.
“I am sure that our Governor,
Prince Dapo Abiodun, was not part of such demand and could not have been part
of it. Apart from the fact that the Progressive Governors Forum has not met to
deliberate on such issues, there are laid down rules and procedures for calling
the National Executive Council (NEC) Meeting of the Party,” he said.
Citing Section 12.3 of the APC
constitution, Oladunjoye said: “the composition of the NEC of the Party is very
clear, and I am sure no discerning Governor or leader of the party will demand
for convocation of NEC in the absence of the President and no wise Chairman will
make such a move.”
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