Ajimobi named acting national chairman of APC

By our reporter|The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday named Oyo state former governor, Abiola Ajimobi, as its acting national chairman.

Lanre Issa-Onilu, the ruling party’s national publicity secretary, in a statement, said the development followed the suspension of Adams Oshiomhole.

The statement read, “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.”

An appeal court earlier on Tuesday upheld the suspension of Oshiomhole by a federal capital territory (FCT) high court pending the determination of the substantive suit.

There are unconfirmed reports that Ajimobi, the newly named acting chairman of the ruling party is currently battling COVID-19 in a high profilr Lagos hospital.