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Fri, Mar

Crack In APC Over Oshiomhole Replacement By Ajimobi

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The Deputy National Secretary of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Chief Victor Giadom, has kicked against the appointment of Sen. Abiola Ajimobi to act as the National Chairman of the APC.

 

The Appeal Court had yesterday upheld the suspension of Adams Oshiomhole, the national chairman of the APC.

Consequently, that leads to the announcing of Sen. Ajimobi to act as the national Chairman of the ruling party by, Lanre Issa-Onlinu, the National Publicity Secretary of the party.

However, in his argument, Giadom stated through his lawyer, Chief Wole Afolabi that the office of the national chairman should be occupied by him.

He explained that the order of the High Court sitting in FCT that initially ruled over the case on March, 16 by Justice S.U Bature in suit no FCT/HC/M/6447/2020 was to the effect that Chief Victor Giadom is to act as the national chairman of the party following the suspension of Oshiomhole should remain valid.

Therefore, considering the High Court order, Ajimobi’s appointment is null and void and of no effect.

The statement added, “Our attention has been drawn to a statement purportedly issued by the Publicity Secretary of the APC to the effect that Senator Abiola Ajimobi is to act as the National Chairman of APC following the suspension from office of Comrade Adams Oshiomhole by the Court of Appeal.

”We wish to state that the statement must have been issued in complete ignorance of the order of the FCT High Court issued on 16th of March, 2020 by Hon. Justice S.U Bature in Suit No. FCT/HC/M/6447/2020 to the effect that Chief Victor Giadom is to act as the National Chairman of the party due to the suspension of Adams Oshiomhole as the National Chairman.

”The order was given the same day that the Court of Appeal earlier gave Oshiomhole a temporary respite by staying the execution of the said order suspending Oshiomhole.

Now that the Court of Appeal has affirmed the order of suspension, it is only proper that the Order recognizing Chief Victor Giadom is implemented.

”Consequently, we have written to all law enforcement agencies to implement the said order and anyone who attempts to parade himself/herself other than Chief Victor Giadom as the Acting Chairman of the APC would be facing contempt of court proceeding.”

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