STATE chairmen of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the South South geopolitical zone have said that all those calling for the resignation of the party’s national chairman, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole are enemies of President Muhammadu Buhari and working as fifth columnist to ensure that the party loses the 2019 presidential election. Rising from a meeting in Abuja, the state chairmen said all those working for the ouster of Oshiomhole were doing do so for selfish reasons and working to cause crisis in the party, adding that they would resist any such move aimed at causing disaffection within the party.
The communique was signed by the five of the six state Chairmen, namely Prophet Jones Ode Erue (Delta), Anslem Ojezua (Edo), Hon.Ini Okopido (Akwa Ibom), Hon.Amos Jothan (Bayelsa) and Dr Matthew Achigbe (Cross River). The Supreme Court recently voided the election of the state executive in Rivers State. While passing a vote of confidence on the leadership of the Oshiomhole led National Working Committee, they expressed satisfaction with the conduct of the party primaries to elect candidates for the 2019 general elections. They appealed to state governors, party leaders and members to unite and “continue to support the Comrade Adams Oshiomhole led National Working Committee (NWC) of our great party and we are sure of victory come 2019 general elections.”
The communique which was made available to newsmen in Abuja reads: “We, chairmen of the All Progressives Congress in the six states of the South South, at the end of our emergency meeting held on Thursday October 25, 2018, in Abuja, passed a vote of confidence on the leadership of Comrade Adams Oshiomhole led National Working Committee (NWC) of our great party, the All Progressives Congress (APC). “The leadership of the APC under Comrade Oshiomhole has been working satisfactorily in repositioning the party and we are satisfied with the conduct and outcome of the presidential, National Assembly and State House of Assembly primaries held at the national and state levels.
“The party under the leadership of Comrade Oshiomhole, our national chairman, is on course towards ensuring victory for our party in 2019 and all mechanisms set in place to address disagreements on the outcome of the exercise are in the right direction and well received by us. “We urge all aggrieved members of our great party to explore the internal mechanism provided by the party in finding amicable solution. In any such exercise, such conflicts are bound to occur and we are satisfied that they are being addressed. “We stand by the leadership of the party under Comrade Oshiomhole and we will resist alleged efforts of fifth columnist to cause disaffection in the party.
All those allegedly working for the removal of our national chairman are not only doing so for selfish reason, but working to cause crisis in our party ahead of the election and we will resist all such moves. “We are convinced that all their plans are indirectly aimed at the second term victory of President Muhammadu Buhari come 2019. We want to add that those calling for the resignation of our amiable National Chairman, Comrade Oshiomhole are enemies of President Muhammadu Buhari. “We appeal to all our governors, party leaders and members to unite as one and continue to support the Comrade Adams Oshiomhole led National Working Committee (NWC) of our great party and we are sure of victory come 2019 general elections.”