The leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) says
it was not aware of the principal officers of the party announced in the senate
and house of representatives on Tuesday.
The ruling party has the highest number of seats in the 10th
national assembly and is meant to produce principal officers for the majority caucus.
Senate President Godswill Akpabio had announced Opeyemi
Bamidele, senator representing Ekiti central, as majority leader, and David
Umahi, lawmaker representing Ebonyi south, as the deputy majority leader.
While Ali Ndume, representing Borno south, was named as
chief whip, Lola Ashiru, senator representing Kwara south, became deputy chief
whip.
In the house, Tajudeen Abbas, the speaker, unveiled Julius
Ihonvbere, lawmaker representing Owan east/Owan west of Edo as the majority
leader; and Abdullahi Ibrahim Halims, legislator representing
Ankpa/Omala/Olamaboro of Kogi, as the deputy majority leader.
The speaker also named Bello Usman Kumo, representing Akko
federal constituency of Gombe as the chief whip; and Adewunmi Oriyomi Onanuga,
representing Ikenne/Sagamu/Remo north federal constituency in Ogun, as the
deputy chief whip.
However, speaking at a meeting of the national working
committee (NWC) and APC governors in Abuja on Tuesday, Abdullahi Adamu,
national chairman of the party, described the news as a “rumour” and said it
was not a decision of the APC leadership.
“I am just hearing as
a rumour now from the online media that there have been some announcements in
the senate and house of representatives,” Adamu said.
“The national headquarters of the party, the NWC has not
given any such information or communicated about the choice of officers.
“And until we formally resolve and communicate with them in
writing which is the norm and practice, it is not our intention to break away
from traditions.
“So, whatever announcement is done is not from this
secretariat.”
The chairman said the NWC is ready to take counsel from the
Progressive Governors Forum (PGF) and a newly reconstituted caucus to better
position the party.
“We hope that we will be receiving some reports from the
Progressive Governors Forum chairman, or his representative, to get to know
about your feelings and what is going on,” Adamu said.
“And what is your thinking on what to do to improve the
chances of the party and therefore reduce the problems and bickering that we
have been hearing from time to time?
“Then we will have time by the grace of God permitting, we
will have interactions.”
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