Edo 2020
APC: Why I Took Over From Oshiomhole – Giadom, Ag National Secretary
By Chuks Ekpeneru
The acting national secretary of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Mr. Victor Giadom on Sunday declared that he had taken over the running of the party from Comrade Adams Oshiomhole.
Giadom who cited the party’s constitution to back him said that it was in his position as acting chairman that he summoned the National Executive Committee, NEC meeting for March 17.
His assertion in a statement made available to GreenWhiteGreen was to debunk the claim against his capacity to summon the meeting.
“I wish to state that the decision to call for an emergency National Executive Committee Meeting for March 17. 2020 was taken in strict compliance with the Constitution of the Party. It is on record that the erstwhile National Chairman Comrade Adams Oshiohmole has been suspended by a Court of Competent Jurisdiction.
“The two Deputy National Chairmen are no longer in office. The next most senior party office: should be the Secretary General of the party. But as we all know. The erstwhile National Secretary in the person of Hon. Buni Mai Main is now the Executive Governor of Yobe State. Hence. as the Acting National Secretary. I have the Constitutional Power to steer activities of our great party.
“By Article 14.4 (i) of the Constitution of our great party. the Deputy National Secretary is empowered to act as National Secretary in the absence of the National Secretary and all the actions taken since the emergence of Hon. Buni Mai Mala as Executive Governor of Yobe State are taken in my capacity as the acting National Secretary. By Article [4.3 (ii) of the Constitution of the party. being the acting National Secretary, l have the power to issue Notices of meetings of National Convention, National Executive Committee and the National Working Committee of the party.
“This is the power I exercised on the March 6 and March 7. 2020 calling for an emergency National Executive Committee of our great party in line with Article 25 (B) (ii) of the Constitution of our great Party.
“Article 25 (B) (i) of our constitution is very clear and it says. “The National Executive Committee of our great party shall meet every quarter of a year”. It is on record that the last National Executive Committee meeting was held on the 22nd of November 2019 which is about 4 months to 17th of March fixed for the NEC meeting which itself is a breach of the party’s constitution.
“I urge members of the national working committee to attend the meeting slated for 17th day of March. 2020 as it will serve as an avenue to find solutions to the present state of quagmire the party had found itself in. The meeting will provide way forward for the party. knowing that the National Executive Committee is the highest organ of the party after convention. As such. I cannot be shut out of its responsibilities as provided by the Constitution of our great Party.
“As for Architect Waziri Bulama who purportedly signed the document as the party’s National Secretary, he is not a member of the National Executive Committee or National Working Committee as his alleged Nomination as National Secretary of the Party has no legal footing, because it fails to meet the requirements provided by virtue of Article 20(l) (a) of the part) constitution. He is definitely not the National Secretary of the party.”
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