APC: Oshiomhole speaks on governors’ plot against him
National
Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiohmole, on
Monday dismissed as untrue the reported gang-up by APC governors against his
leadership of the party.
Oshiohmole,
who fielded questions from State House correspondents in Abuja, said only one
or two out of the 23 state governors under the platform of the APC were
vehemently opposed to his leadership style.
He said:
“Maybe there is one or two governors who have issues and those issues can only
be resolved democratically within the spirit, the letter and all the relevant
positions of the APC constitution, the APC Election guidelines and of course
the Electoral Act.
“The
Electoral Act is completely blind and our party’s rules also are completely
blind to power but it’s sensitive to procedures; it is sensitive to processes.
“The good
news is that overwhelming majority (of the governors), we have about 23
governors, I think maybe one or two may have some situations they would like to
see differently.
“But that is
the way the world is, but we should uphold the rules. But, it is not correct to
suggest that there is a move to remove me.
“Yes, one governor has publicly said he would ensure that I’m removed – that is fine. The beauty of democracy is anyone or two could say something but the majority is what matters.
“Yes, one governor has publicly said he would ensure that I’m removed – that is fine. The beauty of democracy is anyone or two could say something but the majority is what matters.
“But even
those two when they have deeper reflection would recognize that what I have
done is to stubbornly insist that the rules are obeyed, nothing more nothing
less.’’
Oshiohmole,
who described the ongoing political outcry in some quarters as his finest
moment, said he would continue to support the interest of the ordinary members
of the party against those of the powerful elements or political bigwigs.
He said he
was very encouraged by the level of participation of members of the party in
the political processes including the just concluded party’s primaries across
the country.
Oshiohmole,
however, declined comment on the Monday’s Supreme Court ruling which set aside
an interim order of the Court of Appeal in Port Harcourt, which gave the APC,
the go ahead to conduct its Ward, Local Government and State Congresses in
Rivers State.
He said he needed lawyers’ interpretation of the ruling before passing any comment.
He said he needed lawyers’ interpretation of the ruling before passing any comment.
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