President Muhammadu Buhari has backed Victor Giadom, deputy
national secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), as the acting
national chairman.
Garba Shehu, spokesman of the president, disclosed this to
state house correspondents on Wednesday.
Shehu said Buhari will attend the national executive
committee (NEC) meeting of the APC which Giadom fixed for Thursday.
“The President has received very convincing advice on the
position of the law as far as the situation in the party is concerned and has
determined that the law is on the side of Victor Giadom as Acting National
Chairman. Because he will always act in accordance with the law, the President
will be attending the virtual meeting Giadom called for tomorrow afternoon,” he
said.
“We urge the media to stop promoting manufactured
controversies and to not give any further room for mischievous interpretations
of the law on this matter.
“In addition to the President, the Giadom meeting will,
hopefully, be attended by our Governors and the leaders of the National
Assembly.”
The APC has been embroiled in a leadership crisis following
an appeal court order that upheld the suspension of Adams Oshiomhole as the
party’s national chairman.
While Abiola Ajimobi, former Oyo governor, was named acting
chairman, Giadom said he had taken over the leadership of the party.
Members of the national working committee (NWC) loyal to the
former Oyo later announced that Eta Hilliard, vice-chairman south-south, would
act on behalf of Ajimobi “who is unavoidably absent”.
Ajimobi who is the APC deputy chairman (south) is reportedly
battling a health challenge.
But Eta had described Gaidom as an imposter.
While citing court orders, the vice-chairman said Giadom is
no longer a member of the NWC and an APC member.
Eta spoke when he received the report of Edo governorship
primary election at the party’s national secretariat in Abuja on Wednesday
night.
“The membership of Victor Giadom has been suspended by a
competent court of jurisdiction in Port Harcourt this afternoon. Not only is he
no longer a member of the NWC and today his membership has been suspended,” he
said while responding to questions from journalists on Giadom’s letter.
“It is not right for you to see 15 distinguished members of
the NWC and two met with us virtually, and still call us a faction.”
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