- President To Attend NEC Meeting Convened By Giadom
President Muhammadu Buhari has thrown his weight behind Victor Giadom, Deputy National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), as the Acting National Chairman of the party.
Spokesman of the President, Garba Shehu while disclosing Buhari’s position to the State House Correspondent on Wednesday, also said the President will attend the national executive committee (NEC) meeting of the APC which Giadom fixed for Thursday.
“The President has received very convincing advice on the position of the law as far as the situation in the party is concerned and has determined that the law is on the side of Victor Giadom as Acting National Chairman. Because he will always act in accordance with the law, the President will be attending the virtual meeting Giadom called for tomorrow afternoon,” he said.
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“We urge the media to stop promoting manufactured controversies and to not give any further room for mischievous interpretations of the law on this matter.
“In addition to the President, the Giadom meeting will, hopefully, be attended by our Governors and the leaders of the National Assembly.”
Following an appeal court order that upheld the suspension of Adams Oshiomhole as the party’s national chairman, the APC has been thrown into a fresh round of crisis.
Though the NWC members supported the announcement of former Oyo Governor as the Acting Chairman of the party, Victor Giadom has continued to lay claim to the position citing a court order that suspended Oshiomhole as the Chairman.
Meanwhile, in the absence of Ajimobi, Vice-chairman South-South, Hilliard Eta was asked to act as the Chairman of the party.
Eta while speaking after receiving the report of Edo governorship primary election at the party’s national secretariat in Abuja on Wednesday night, said: “The membership of Victor Giadom has been suspended by a competent court of jurisdiction in Port Harcourt this afternoon. Not only is he no longer a member of the NWC and today his membership has been suspended,” he said while responding to questions from journalists on Giadom’s letter.
“It is not right for you to see 15 distinguished members of the NWC and two met with us virtually, and still call us a faction.”
