- says National Chairman violates APC constitution
A former deputy National Auditor of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Muhammad Jibrin says the National Chairman Adams Oshiomhole is violating the party constitution.
Jibrin was responding to the letter Oshiomhole wrote to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on the adoption of direct primary.
The former National Auditor said the letter was enough to remove Oshiomhole from office.
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Oshiomhole had written to INEC on May 19, that the APC had agreed to choose its governorship candidate for the Edo election through a direct primary poll.
The National Working Committee (NWC) did not meet until May 22 which means that the National Chairman had already decided the method of primary three days before an official decision was reached at the doubted meeting held at about 7 pm
Reacting to the letter, Jibrin, citing the party constitution, said in a statement that only the National Executive Committee (NEC) has the power to adopt the method of the primary.
“Article 20 (IV) – Procedure for Nomination of Candidates (E) states: ‘Without prejudice to Article 20(u) and (iii) of this Constitution, the National Working Committee shall subject to the approval of the National Executive Committee make Rules and Regulations for the nomination of candidates through primary elections’,” he said.
“This shows that the powers to determine the mode/type of election to be used for the nomination of candidates rests with NEC and not NWC, or at least MUST get the approval of NEC. So, the truth is that Edo State APC chapter was correct to say that only the NEC has the final say on the matter and not the NWC.
“We would recall that on August 29, 2018, the APC’s NEC delegated this function to NWC and the State Chapters of the Party only for the purpose of Osun and Ekiti primary elections and not in perpetuity.
“The National Chairman, Adams Oshiomhole, without conscience and sense of fairness and justice wrote a letter to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) that the APC had decided to adopt Direct Primary for the Edo State APC Governorship.
“He did this three day ahead of the meeting of NWC that was supposed to decide on the matter. Under normal circumstance, this immoral action is enough to remove him from office because it is not just an infraction but a desecration of anything just and fair.”
Jibrin held Oshiomhole responsible for the crisis that has engulfed the state chapters since November 2018.
He warned that Oshiomhole may not let President Muhammadu Buhari to leave a legacy of robust party politics.
According to him, the national chairman may not allow President Muhammadu Buhari to leave a legacy of “robust party politics.”
“All well-meaning Nigerians will like to see President Buhari complete his term peacefully and leave behind a legacy of robust party politics, real democracy, democratic institution and popular participation of citizens,” Jibrin said.
“However, it seems, Adams Oshiomhole will not allow that. He has not learned one lesson and is digging deeper.
“All well-meaning party leaders should reflect on this and take the necessary action before the APC scatters.”
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