I Have Decided To Sleep On My Right To Be APC Chairman – Oshiomhole

Comrade Adams Oshiomhole has said that he does not need to be national chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), to remain relevant saying that he had resolved to sleep on his rights to the office.

Speaking in Abuja on Saturday, he affirmed that the suspension carried out by his ward in Edo State which formed the basis for his removal from office had been long dismissed by the court setting the stage for his return to the office of national chairman.

Oshiomhole, however, said that he had decided to sleep on his right to be national chairman of the APC.

 GreenWhiteGreen GWG reports that Oshiomhole was removed from office in 2020 after a meeting of the National Executive Committee, NEC of the party acted on his suspension by his ward executive in Edo State.

Asked about his regrets as national chairman, he said:

“No, no, no. Life is not all about regret. I am a very happy man or do you see me looking sad. I might look small but not sad.”

Also speaking on the court judgment, Oshiomhole that quashed his suspension by his ward, he added: “the judgment quashing my removal was not actually delivered last week. It was delivered on the 2nd of July 2, 2020, about two weeks after I was removed from office (national chairman of APC.)

“The only reason I decided to publish it now was because I saw comments suggesting that people were not aware that the case was dismissed.

“I had addressed newsmen shortly after my removal and said that regardless of the legality or illegality of my removal, I accepted what happened in good faith and resolved I will not contest it. I promised to remain committed, do what I can as a party member to support the party.

“You know in law, you can decide as I have done, to sleep on your right. And as I took that decision to sleep on my right, it has remained sleeping. I have decided for the purpose of party chairmanship to sleep on my right and it remains happily so.

“You can see that I have been active since I left office because I don’t think I need to be  chairman to remain relevant. I didn’t join the party to become chairman. I joined the party because we wanted to form an alternate platform capable of taking PDP out of power and that objective was achieved. It does not matter how it all went, but the important thing is that the primary purpose was not for me to be chairman.”

Oshiomhole spoke as a guest at a meeting of the Rotary Club of Abuja, Maitama.

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