Ahead of the Edo State Governorship Primary Election scheduled for Monday 22nd June, 2020 and an Appeal schedule for Wednesday 24th June, 2020, the National Leadership of the ruling All Progressives Congress(APC) has appointed llawyer, Dr. Kayode Ajulo into the Primary Election Appeal Committee as its secretary. Other members of the committee include Prof. Mustapha Bello (Chairman), Hon. Umar Ahmed, Nasiru Ibrahim Junju and Hon. Rasaq Mahmud Bamu.
It was learnt the Abuja based lawywer, Ajulo, was considered by the leadership of the APC to be a member of the Appeal Committee, based on his impressive record as a former National Secretary of Labour Party, as well as his passion for professionalism and excellence in discharge of his duties as barrister.
In the same vein, a Primary Election Committee headed by the Governor of Imo State, Senator Hope Uzodinma as the chairman was announced. Other members of the committee are Senator Ajibola Bashiru (secretary), Alhaji Abdulahi Abass, Hon. Ibrahim Sabo, Hon. Ocho Obioma, Hajia Amina Lantana Muhammed, Hon. Gbenga Elegbeleye.
Rising from a meeting at the Party’s National Secretariat on Wednesday, the National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress, affirmed Sen. Abiola Ajimobi as the Party’s Acting National Chairman following the Appeal Court’s ruling affirming the suspension of Comrade Adams Oshiomhole as National Chairman and in line with Section 14.2 (iii) of the Party’s Constitution.
Due to Sen. Ajimobi’s unavoidable absence, NWC unanimously appointed the Party’s National Vice Chairman (South South), Prince Hilliard Etta to act on Sen. Ajimobi’s behalf, an action backed by the Party’s constitution which empowers the NWC to appoint one of its members in acting capacity and stipulates that the acting National chairman must be from the zone of the National Chairman.
The party also noted the recent ruling of a High Court which declared Hon. Igo Aguma as the Party’s acting chairman in Rivers State. In compliance with the court ruling, our party has recognised Aguma has Rivers State acting Chairman pending when new congresses will be held to elect party executive members at the ward, local government and state levels.
Sixteen members of the NWC attended the meeting held at the Party’s National Secretariat (13 members attended physically and three others joined the meeting online).