Delta APC: Omo-Agege, State Caucus Blast Keyamo, Ogboru, Leaders Council As Mischief Makers

The state caucus of the All Progressives Congress, APC in Delta State has dismissed as mischief assertions against the legitimacy of the Mala Buni led national leadership of the party by those it described as the lawless tendency styled as the Delta State APC Leaders Council.

The Senator Ovie Omo-Agege inspired Delta APC caucus in dismissing the Festus Keyamo inclined Leaders Council, accused the group as trouble makers determined to sabotage the progressive growth of the party in the state.

 GreenWhiteGreen GWG reports that the Keyamo led Delta Leaders Council had questioned the decision of the Buni led national leadership to go ahead with the ward congress as a gamble taken too far.

But rejecting the group in its endorsement of the Buni led national leadership, the Omo-Agege inspired Delta APC caucus flayed the rival leaders council as troublemakers determined to sabotage the party in the state.

The endorsement was approved by among others, Omo-Agege, state chairman, Prophet Jones Erue, Senator Peter Nwaoboshi and remarkably by former state leader of the party, Olorogun Otega Emerhor, Air Vice Marshall Frank Ajobena, Hon. (Rev.) Francis Ejiroghene Waive, Hon. Stella Okotete – National Woman Leader, Hon Temi Harriman, Hon. Fred Okpohworo, Chief Cyril Ogodo and Hon. Halims Agoda.

Others who approved the endorsement were Hon. (Engr.) Doris Uboh, Hon. Innocent Anidi, Hon. Harvest Igben, Hon. Julius Okpoko, Barr. Valentine Onojeghuo, Comrade Chuks Erhire, Chief Paulinus Akpeki and Evang. Anna Agoda.

Other signatories were Chief Hyacinth Enuha, Chief Ede Dafinone, Chief Jerry Lucky Esigie and Hon. Moses Anaughe.

The Delta APC State Caucus said:

A VOTE OF IMPLICIT CONFIDENCE ON OUR CECPC

The attention of the Delta State Caucus of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has been drawn to yet another unnecessary attack on the leadership of our great Party by mischief-makers operating under the false and lawless style of ‘Delta State APC Leaders Council’. Few but noisy, they are bent on derailing the broadly successful Governor Mai Mala Buni-chaired Caretaker/Extra-Ordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC), but it will never happen on our watch.

Delta APC Council: Why Keyamo Group Is Against Buni and CECPC

2. Mainly, the grouse of this ‘Axis of Artificial Troubles’ against the CECPC is its total support for an all-inclusive growth strategy for our Party in Delta State. A strategy that is working miracles everywhere in Delta, as the APC continues to take new grounds, thanks to the purposeful leadership of the Deputy President of the Senate, His Excellency, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, the commitment of the State Caretaker Committee ably led by Prophet Jones Erue and the commitment of this Caucus. We are pleased with the CECPC’s preference for pragmatic, result-driven politics instead of narrow, selfish and unproductive politics.

3. Following the recent decision of the Supreme Court in JEGEDE v. AKEREDOLU, some hastily wrote and released supposedly “confidential” memos to the public to threaten, blackmail and stampede the CECPC from carrying out its hugely important assignment as delegated by our NEC – the highest organ of our Party.

4. However, the futility of that scheme was smartly exposed and buried by many, including the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami, SAN and our own Deputy President of the Senate. Confused about their dead-on-arrival plot to sabotage our Party from within, they have chosen to insult leaders who rallied our members to respect the directive of our Party to participate in the hugely successful Ward Congress of Saturday, 31st July, 2021.

Delta APC Caucus Rejects Leaders’ Council Claims

5. In further rebuttal of the fake flag raised again on the CECPC, we note that the CECPC is a Congress and Convention Planning Committee’ with responsibility to conduct our Congresses and National Convention and bring in executives from the Ward right up to the National level. This power was duly delegated to the CECPC by NEC presided over by Chief Victor Giadom pursuant to a court order. Therefore, the CECPC’s ad-hoc duty to organise congresses/convention is distinct and unchallengeable. Indeed, serving Governors often head similar ad-hoc committees constituted by their parties to conduct congresses and primaries. That, unquestionably, is not an ‘executive’ or ‘salaried’ role under the 1999 Constitution (section 183). So, it is political naiveté and mischief to question the validity of our hugely successful Ward Congress using a clearly flawed premise.

7. Furthermore, it is deeply embarrassing to wildly allege that responsible and committed grassroots leaders of our Party obtained congress forms “though no payments were made to the bank” for the said forms. This is so condescending. Did the Party report any official complaint of missing forms or that forms for the Ward Congress were not paid for in Delta State? Why label over 7,000 Ward Congress contestants across all 270 Wards in the State as criminals? Attempting to destroy the character of those in charge of our grassroots politics is dishonourable and condemnable. This extreme disrespect for the grassroots may partly explain why everyone in this blackmail league styled as “leadership council”, except only one, lost all elections in their polling units during the 2019 General Elections.

Delta APC Caucus: Ward Congress Was Well Conducted

8. Finally, may we remind those fanning embers of disunity that political leadership is about capacity, not noisemaking, blackmail and empty threats. We advise again that it is better for the broom to sweep together. No scheme will taint the massive success recorded by the CECPC at the just concluded Ward Congress nationwide, including Delta State. We are satisfied with the conduct of the Ward Congress exercise which was duly monitored by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), and congratulate our new Ward Executives in the 270 Wards of Delta State.

9. Accordingly, we pass a vote of implicit confidence on the national leadership of the APC under the guidance of His Excellency, Hon. Mai- Malam Buni and all members of the CECPC for steadying the sailing of our great Party with great results to show for it. The CECPC deserves our full support, not vilification.

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