APC NEC meeting invitation confirms Western Post’s story on Oyetola’s resignation from CECPC

The invitation sent to members ahead of the All Progressives Congress National Executive Committee meeting scheduled for March 11 has confirmed Western Post’s earlier story that Osun State Governor, Gboyega Oyetola resigned from the Caretaker/Extra-ordinary Convention Planning Committee.

The invitation which was sent to members of the NEC, had Oyetola’s name conspicuously missing from the members of the CECPC who signed the letter.

The invitation was signed by Acting Chairman of the CECPC and Governor of Niger State, Abubakar Sani Bello, who is the North Central representative; former Senate President, Ken Nnamani, the South East representative and Senator Abubakar Yusuf, the senate representative.

Others who signed the invitation are: Mrs Stella Okotete, women’s representative; James Lulu, people living with disabilities representative and Chief David Lyon, South South representative.

Senator Abba Alli, North West representative; Prof. Tahir Mamman, North East representative and Barr. Ismail Ahmed, youth representative also signed the invitation.

Conspicuously missing were the signatures of erstwhile chairman and Yobe Governor, Mai Mala Buni and the secretary, Senator James AkpanUdoedehe, former confirming their removal from the CECPC.

Western Post had earlier exclusively reported how Oyetola quietly resigned from APC caretaker panel ahead of his participation in the Osun State governorship primaries of the party.

Knowing he could not contest the primary while being a member of the panel, the governor had resigned from the caretaker panel to avoid any legal issues.

Oyetola’s main challenger at the primaries Adeoti, who was ignorant of the governor’s resignation moves, had asked a Federal High Court in Abuja to declare him winner of the shadow poll which was widely characterised as free, fair and transparent and Governor AbduRazaq applauded for the exercise.

The former Secretary to Osun State Government, Adeoti, had prayed the court for a declaration that he was the validly nominated candidate.

Adeoti further prayed the court to declare that Oyetola was not qualified to contest under the party’s constitution because he is an officer of the party.