By Kolawole Ojebisi
The Chairman, All Progressives Congress (APC) in Etsako Ward 10 of Edo State, Mr. Stephen Oshawo, has described as a “charade” the purported lifting of the suspension imposed on erstwhile National Chairman, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole.
He maintained that the suspension remained in place.
Oshawo said that the ward executives that imposed the suspension remained intact since their election in 2018 and have not been replaced by anybody, urging the public to disregard a group parading itself as the authentic ward excos.
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“The suspension of Comrade Adams Oshiomhole by the ward executives remains valid. The statements to the contrary in the media are false and should be disregarded. We stand by our decision and have no reservation on the action as it is in the best interest of the party.
“The ward executives, as well as our counterparts at the Etsako West Local Government level, stand by the suspension of Comrade Oshiomhole for his divisive role in the crisis rocking the APC in Edo State,” a Saturday statement signed by Oshawo read.
The New Diplomat had reported that a 17-member group claiming to be the authentic ward excos and led by Emuakemeh Sule, who claimed to be the secretary of the ward, announced the lifting of the suspension on Oshiomhole in Abuja on Saturday.
“We the undersigned, being the executive committee of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ward 10 Etsako West L.G.A, Edo state having met today 4/6/2020 to affirm the following positions.
“That we have reviewed the circumstances leading to the suspension of Comrade Adams Oshiomhole and found no merit in the allegation or processes employed.
“We hereby lift the suspension placed on Comrade Adams Oshiomhole by the Ward. We call on all organs of our great party to restore all rights and privileges of membership to Comrade Adams Oshiomhole,” Sule read a resolution by the group.
Also speaking on the reinstatement of the suspended National Chairman, Ezolomhe Rabiat, Chairman of APC in Etsako West Local Government said the suspension of Oshiomhole still subsists in the local government.
