The National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) rose from a meeting at the party’s National Secretariat on Wednesday affirming Senator Abiola Ajimobi as the party’s Acting National Chairman following the Appeal Court’s ruling affirming the suspension of Comrade Adams Oshiomhole as National Chairman and in line with Section 14.2 (iii) of the party’s constitution.
This is according to Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu, the National Publicity Secretary of the APC.
Mallam Issa-Onilu said that due to Ajimobi’s unavoidable absence, NWC unanimously appointed the party’s National Vice Chairman (South-South), Prince Hilliard Etta, to act on Sen. Ajimobi’s behalf, an action he claims is backed by the party’s constitution, which empowers the NWC to appoint one of its members in acting capacity and stipulates that the acting National chairman must be from the zone of the National Chairman.
Also, committees for the party’s Edo State Governorship Primary Election scheduled for Monday June 22, 2020, and Election Appeal scheduled for Wednesday June 24, 2020 were also named by the party.
Primary Election Committee
1. Governor of Imo State, Sen. Hope Uzodinma – Chairman
2. Sen. Ajibola Bashiru – Secretary
3. Alh. Abdullahi Abass
4. Hon. Ibrahim Sabo
5. Hon. Ocho Obioma
6. Hajia Amina Lantana Muhammed
7. Hon. Gbenga ElegbeleyePrimary Election Appeal
1. Prof. Mustapha Bello – Chairman
2. Dr. Kayode Ajulo – Secretary
3. Hon. Umar Ahmed
4. Nasiru Ibrahim Junju
5. Hon. Rasaq Mahmud Bamu
The party also noted the recent ruling of a High Court which declared Hon. Igo Aguma as the Party’s acting chairman in Rivers State. In compliance with the court ruling, our party has recognised Aguma as Rivers State acting Chairman pending when new congresses will be held to elect party executive members at the ward, local government, and state levels.
Sixteen members of the NWC attended the meeting held at the Party’s National Secretariat (13 members attended physically and three others joined the meeting online).