SAN FRANCISCO, June 17, (THEWILL) – The Deputy National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Victor Giadom, has taken over as the party’s Acting National Chairman following an Appeal Court ruling which upheld the suspension of Adams Oshiomhole as the party’s National Chairman.
THEWILL recalls that the party on Tuesday elevated Sen. Abiola Ajimobi to serve as its acting National Chairman.
In a statement signed by party spokesman Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu, the APC said its National Working Committee (NWC) had been guided by the party’s legal department in line with the provisions its constitution.
“According to Section 14.2. (iii), of the APC constitution, the Deputy National Chairman, North/South ‘Shall act as the National Chairman in the absence of the National Chairman from his zone’,” the statement said.
However, Giadom arrived the party headquarters on Wednesday and was in charge.
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While addressing a news conference at the headquarters of the party in Abuja, Giadom said the decision of the screening committee on the Edo Governorship primary is thus cancelled.
He called on all aspirants to report for a fresh screening between today Wednesday and tomorrow Thursday.
According to him, it is against the law of natural justice for the suspended chairman of the party, Adams Oshiomhole to have presided over the screening exercise in the Edo Governorship primary when he is an interested party.
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