Victor Gaidom, acting national secretary of the All
Progressives Congress (APC), says he has been directing activities of the party
in the absence of key officials.
Gaidom said this while commenting on the crisis rocking the
ruling party.
A federal high court in Abuja had asked Adams Oshiomhole to
step aside as national chairman pending the determination of a suit filed
against him.
Gaidom, who had told reporters that the party would comply
with the court order, later issued a notice of the national executive committee
(NEC) of the party.
But in a statement, Lanre Issa-Onilu, APC spokesman; and
Babatunde Ogala, APC national legal adviser, tackled Gaidom, describing his
action as illegal.
Gaidom, however, maintained his stand, saying since the
party’s constitution gives him the powers to hold sway.
“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 for March 17, 2020 was taken in strict
compliance with the constitution of the party,” he said.
“It is on record that the erstwhile National Chairman, Mr.
Adams Oshiomhole, has been suspended by a court of competent jurisdiction. The
two deputy national chairmen are no longer in office.
“The next most senior party office should be the
secretary-general of the party. But as we all know, the erstwhile national
secretary in the person of Hon. Mai Mala Buni is now the Executive Governor of
Yobe state. Hence, as the acting national secretary, I have the constitutional
power to steer activities of our great party.
“This is the power I exercised on March 6 and March 7. 2020,
calling for an emergency National Executive Committee (meeting) of our great
party in line with Article 25 (B) (ii) of the constitution of our great party.”
Gaidom said the meeting would afford the party an
opportunity to address the party’s challenges.
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