Edo 2020: APC Election Committee Submits Report

The report of the primary election of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State, has been submitted to the National Working Committee (NWC), by the Governorship Election Committee.

The Primary election committee is headed by Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma.

Secretary of the committee, Ajibola Bashir, while presenting the report on behalf of the panel, noted that the  committee conducted its assignment in line with the COVID-19 prevention protocols.

According to Bashir, members conducted themselves peacefully during the exercise, which eventually produced Ize-Iyamu as the party’s flagbearer.

The Acting National Chairman of the party, Abiola Ajimobi, represented by National Vice Chairman (South-South), Hilliard Eta, expressed the party’s gratitude to the committee for a job well done.

He promised to submit the report to the appeal committee, which will review the processes and submit its report to the NWC for further action.

Eta maintained that there is no faction in the party.

He also insisted that Victor Giadom, who lay claims to be the acting chairman of the party is an impostor.

Furthermore, Eta highlighted the number of NWC members present and whose support his faction enjoys, quoted the party’s constitution.

Immediately, he dismissed Giadom’s claim to be the party’s interim chairman.

“As we speak, the membership of Victor Giadom has been suspended by a competent court of jurisdiction in Port Harcourt this afternoon. Not only is he no longer a member of the NWC, for today his membership has been suspended.

“It is not right, if you look up the meaning of faction. It is not right for you to see 15 distinguished members of the NWC and two met with us virtually, and still call us a faction.

“This is the National Working Committee of the APC in Nigeria, I sit here on behalf of distinguished Senator Abiola Ajimobi, the acting chairman of this party.”

He called on the media to investigate Gaidom’s membership.

“It is important that those who interrogate us should also internalise the content of our constitution, so when we have imposter, it is recognisable,” he added.

He intimated journalists about the resolution of the NWC members present at the meeting to acknowledge and accept the letter indicating the lifting of Oshiomhole’s suspension by its primary constituency in Ward 10 Etsako West LGA of Edo State.

But in another twist, Giadom, in a notice issued on Tuesday, said he is summoning a meeting of the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the APC.

He disclosed that the meeting to be held virtually, had the consent of President Muhammadu Buhari.

The notice titled ‘Notice of NEC Meeting’ read:

“I, Chief Victor Giadom, having been duly authorized by Court Order to Act as National Chairman of our great party and to preside over all meetings of the National Working Committee (NWC) and NEC hereby and with the consent of the President Muhammadu Buhari, (who is the leader of our Party) reconvene the NEC meeting that was earlier billed to hold on the 17th of March, 2020, but was postponed.

“The reconvened meeting shall hold on Thursday, June 25th, 2020.

“In keeping strictly to the COVID-19 Guidelines, the postponed NEC shall hold by virtual means.

“The codes would be sent by text to the phone numbers of all NEC he members.”