Crisis in APC as vice chairmen accuse Adamu of sidelining them

National Vice Chairman, North West of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Salihu Lukman and his South West counterpart, Isaacs Kekemeke have accused the National Chairman of the party, Abdullahi Adamu, of dictatorship and sidelining them in decision making.

In a statement on Tuesday, Lukman and Kekemeke accused Adamu of attempting to “foist a fait accompli on the NWC on fundamental issues” that affect the party.

According to them Adamu has in the last 48 hours postponed the National Working Committee meeting of the party twice.

This comes as the party prepares for the presidential primaries on Friday.

It would be recalled that the APC NEC had relinquished its powers on decision making to the NWC at last month’s meeting.

“We are compelled to make this statement following the serial postponement of the scheduled National Working Committee (NWC) meetings, twice within 48 hours. We are convinced beyond doubt that this is a deliberate attempt to foist a fait accompli on the NWC on fundamental issues that affect our great party,” they said.

“The national chairman takes decisions unilaterally. When it suits him, he invokes the name of our leader, President Muhammadu Buhari to blackmail NWC members into accepting his decisions.

“Every effort to get the Chairman to respect the authority of the NWC as elected by the March 26, 2022 APC National Convention is proving very difficult, if not impossible. Note that NEC’s donation of its powers was to NWC and not to the National Chairman or any individual.”

They appealed to APC leaders to weigh in and call the chairman to order.

“We therefore have no option but to make this public appeal to all APC leaders to intervene please urgently to call our National Chairman, His Excellency, Abdullahi Adamu to order, immediately.

“The national chairman must be properly reminded to recognise that the business of managing the day-to-day affairs of the party is the responsibility of the NWC as provided in the provisions of the APC Constitution. He is free to consult any party leader(s).

“Such consultations will not represent the decisions of the NWC or any organ of the party unless and until it is adopted by a properly constituted meeting of the NWC or organ in question according to the letters and spirit of the APC constitution

“No NWC member is elected at the March 26, 2022 National Convention to warm seats or offices in the National Secretariat,” they said.

The duo asked other NWC members to join them to “save our great party and return it to its founding mission of moving Nigeria forward”.