Some aggrieved members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Executive Council (NEC) have called on the party’s National Chairman, Adams Oshiomhole, to resign his position.
The Chairman of Zamfara chapter of the party, Mr Lawal Liman, who led the aggrieved NEC members, made the call on Friday, while speaking with journalists in Abuja.
Liman said Oshiomhole’s resignation would help in stemming the slide and provide an enabling environment for genuine healing, reconciliation and the practice of true democracy within the party across the country.
Liman, who is also the spokesman for APC State Chairmen’s Forum, said Oshiomhole had usurped the powers of the party’s NEC because of his dictatorial and despotic tendencies.
“Most of the goodwill gained by the party, by reasons of its religious adherence to its constitution and the tenets of internal democratic practice, has taken a downturn principally for the dictatorial and despotic tendencies of Adams Oshiomhole, who has usurped the powers of NEC.
“This may have been responsible for the admonition of Mr President, who insisted that the party organs at the state, local government and ward levels must be strengthened and accorded due respect, regarding the powers and responsibilities conferred on them by the party’s constitution,” he said.
Liman said it was unfortunate that the facade conducted by Oshiomhole in the just-concluded NEC meeting left much to be desired.
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“He (Oshiomhole) completely ignored Mr President’s advice and defied all known rules for meetings by preventing contributions from members and ending the meeting abruptly, achieving nothing. This is most unfortunate and undesirable.
“Arising from the foregoing and having regards to the huge responsibilities given on us as officers of the party and in the overriding interest of our members, we are left with no option than to demand that Oshiomhole resigns his position as national chairman.
“This will stem the slide and provide an enabling environment for genuine healing, reconciliation and the practice of true democracy within the party across the country,” he said.
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