Members of the dissolved national working committee (NWC) of
the All Progressives Congress (APC) say they are consulting with stakeholders
and a team of lawyers on the next line of action.
The NWC was dissolved at a national executive committee (NEC)
meeting of the party that was held at the presidential villa on Thursday.
A caretaker committee chaired by Mai Mala Buni, Yobe
governor and former national secretary, was set up in place of the dissolved
NWC by the highest decision making organ of the party.
At the meeting, President Muhammadu Buhari warned that there
would be dire consequences for any member who chooses to ignore the party’s
directives.
VIDEO: There'll be dire consequences for any member who ignore directives, says @MBuhari at @OfficialAPCNg NEC meeting pic.twitter.com/wv6816JOBq— TheCable (@thecableng) June 25, 2020
The NEC meeting was convened by Victor Giadom, former deputy
national secretary of the party, who had announced himself as acting chairman
before the dissolution of the NWC.
In a statement on Thursday, 18 members of the former NWC
said Giadom did not have the authority to call for a NEC meeting.
They said article 25(B) of the party’s constitution provides
that only the chairman or the NWC has prerogative to call for a NEC meeting.
They argued that the party’s constitution makes it
compulsory that a minimum of a 14-day notice is given for quarterly meetings
and seven days for emergency NEC meetings.
“We note that chief Victor Giadom had convened and conducted
a virtual meeting purportedly to be a NEC meeting of our party wherein certain
far reaching decisions were purportedly reached,” the statement read.
“While the NWC is studying the unfolding drama, it will be
consulting with stakeholders and a team of lawyers on the next line of action.”
Some of those who signed the statement are; Hilliard Eta,
Waziri Bulama and Lanre Issa-Onilu.
The late Abiola Ajimobi, who was deputy chairman (south),
was also listed on the statement. Coincidentally, his death was announced on
the same day the NWC was dissolved.
The leadership crisis in the party began after the appeal
court upheld the suspension of Adams Oshiomhole as APC national chairman.
While Ajimobi was announced acting chairman following
Oshiomhole’s suspension, Giadom said he was in charge of the party.
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