Sen. Abiola Ajimobi, the deputy national chairman (South) of All Progressives Congress, will step in to serve as the party’s Acting National Chairman, the National Publicity Secretary of APC, Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu, said in a statement Tuesday night.
He will act in the stead of the party’s National Chairman Adams Oshiomhole whose suspension was upheld Appeal Court.
According to Issa-Onilu, the National Working Committee received the news indicating that the Appeal Court has upheld the suspension of the Party’s National Chairman, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole by a Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court pending the determination of the substantive suit.
He said, “Guided by advice from the Party’s legal department in line with the provisions of Section 14.2. (iii) of the Party’s constitution, the Deputy National Chairman (South), Sen. Abiola Ajimobi will serve as the Party’s Acting National Chairman.
“According to Section 14.2. (iii),of the APC constitution, the Deputy National Chairman, North/South ‘Shall act as the National Chairman in the absence of the National Chairman from his zone’” , the statement said.
Also, Senator Lawal Shuaibu (APC Deputy National Chairman denied social media post which claimed that he would resume as acting national chairman as soon as he receives the judgement suspending Oshiomhole.
Shuaibu was quoted on social media as having claimed that,”I will resume office as the Acting National Chairman as soon as I receive the judgement of the appeal court. Obaseki’s resignation will be rejected by my party. A sitting governor is an asset to our great party”
Shuaibu denied that the such a statement emanated from him.
