All Progressives Congress, Adam Oshiomhole, is facing more internal adversity following his suspension as the APC chairman by a court on Wednesday.
An Abuja High Court order his suspension following a complaint that he is no more fit to be the APC chairman after having being suspended from the party in Edo State.
The National Vice Chairman (North-East), Salihu Mustapha, is backing the court decision, saying following th,e court injunction, Oshiomhole was, for now, in no position to issue any instruction as doing so will be “illegal, null and void”.
According to a report in ‘The Punch’, he explained that his intervention was based on information that as soon as the court pronouncement became public, Oshiomhole allegedly instructed the APC National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Lanre Isa-Onilu to issue a statement announcing Waziri Bulama, as acting National Secretary.
Mustapha said, “Immediately the court injunction was given, the national chairman has called the party’s chief press secretary (National Publicity Secretary) to issue a statement to the press that Waziri Bulama is the (acting) National Secretary to the Party.
“I believe you are aware of the meeting held about a month ago on that matter, which ended without a decision. Since then there has not been a decision as to the replacement of the secretary.
“The chairman is about to create more chaos within the party as he gave the order.
“The public should know that any decision that Oshiomhole makes henceforth is an illegal decision and will not hold.
“We will keep our fingers crossed until the court decides. I am saying this so that there can be no two acting National Secretaries and there can be no affirmation from a national chairman that has been suspended.”
There have been a bitter feud between Oshiomhole and his successor in Edo State, Godwin Obaseki.
Although they were allies and mutual benefactors, things went sour, with Oshiomhole not supporting Obaseki’s return plan.
