APC NWC uphold the suspension of Edo state chairman of the party

Ebun Francis| The National Working Committee of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), on Wednesday, upheld the suspension of its Edo chairman, Anslem Ojezua, the man who announced the suspension of the party’s national chairman, Adams Oshiomhole on Tuesday.

The ruling party which expressed concern about the crisis rocking the Edo state chapter, said it upholds the suspension while awaiting the outcome of a fact-finding and reconciliation committee set up by the party on the crisis rocking the state.

The party’s position was made public in a series of tweets by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu via it’s verified Twitter handle @OfficialAPCNg.

Isa-Onilu expressed regrets that “this is happening in spite of the various steps the party has taken to find an amicable resolution.”

He tweeted, “Recall that party leaders such as the Chairman, Nigerian Governors’ Forum and Governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi; Chairman, Progressives Governors’ Forum and Governor of Kebbi State, Abubakar Bagudu, and other eminent party leaders had all tried at various times to ensure that the issues did not escalate.

“Sadly, these interventions have not yielded the desirable results.”

“In achieving this, we have decided to constitute a high-power fact-finding and reconciliation committee of party leaders to meet with all disputing parties to ensure that all issues are addressed and resolved.”

Explaining how the party was notified of the sacking and counter-sacking of its national chairman Adams Oshiomhole on the one hand; and that of Governor Godwin Obaseki and his deputy on the other, Onilu said, “the meeting of the NWC, which held today, Wednesday, at the party’s national secretariat, received a notification of the suspension of the Edo State APC Chairman, Anslem Ojezua by eleven of the 16 members of the Edo State Working Committee.”

“We have reviewed the process they followed and conclude that they have fulfilled the required conditions.

“We, therefore, uphold the suspension of the Edo State APC Chairman, Anslem Ojezua, while we await the outcome of the fact-finding and reconciliation committee.”

“Please note that the NWC’s objective and cause of action is strictly to address the root causes of the disputations and reconcile all parties to make our great party even stronger.”