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Oshiomhole Gets Support From S-South APC Chairmen
The embattled national chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole got some strong support from his home base on Friday when five of the six chairmen from the South-South Zone passed a vote of confidence on him.
The confidence vote of the chairmen was upon mutterings about the performance of Oshiomhole as chairman following protests over the conduct of the party’s primaries in several states.
The only state chairman absent was the one from Rivers State. His absence was according to those who organized it due to the crisis in the Rivers State chapter of the party.
The communiqué was signed by Prophet Jones Ode Erue (Delta), Anslem Ojezua (Edo), Hon.Ini Okopido (Akwa Ibom), Hon.Amos Jothan (Bayelsa) and Dr Matthew Achigbe (Cross River).
A communiqué released to journalists at the end of the meeting of the chairmen read thus:
“We passed a vote of confidence on the leadership of Comrade Adams Oshiomhole led National Working Committee (NWC) of our great party, the All Progressives Congress (APC).
“That the leadership of the APC under Comrade Oshiomhole has been working satisfactorily in repositioning the party. We are satisfied with the conduct and outcome of the Presidential, National Assembly and State House of Assembly Primaries held at the National and state levels.
“All mechanisms set in place to address disagreements on the outcome of the exercise are in the right direction and well received by us.
“We urge all aggrieved members of our great party to explore the internal mechanism provided by the party in finding amicable solution. In any such exercise such conflicts are bound to occur and we are satisfied that they are being addressed.
“We stand by the leadership of the party under Comrade Oshiomhole and we will resist alleged efforts of fifth columnist to cause disaffection in the party. All those allegedly working for the removal of our national Chairman are not only doing so for selfish reason, but working to cause crisis in our party ahead of the election and we will resist all such moves.
“We are convinced that all their plans indirectly aimed at the second term victory of President Muhammadu Buhari come 2019. We want to add that those calling for the resignation of our amiable National chairman, Comrade Oshiomhole are enemies of President Muhammadu Buhari.
“We appeal to all our governors, party leaders and members to unite as one and continue to support the Comrade Adams Oshiomhole led National Working Committee (NWC) of our great party and we are sure of victory come 2019 general elections”.
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