APC: Giadom resigned from APC NWC, cannot call NEC –Nabena

TRACKING____The Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Hon. Yekini Nabena yesterday brought another twist into the party’s crisis, as he said, the Acting National Secretary of the party, Chief Victor Giadom, officially resigned his position in the National Working Committee (NWC) to contest as running mate to the party’s 2019 governorship candidate in Rivers State, Tonye Cole.

Nabena made this known to newsmen on Saturday in Abuja in reaction to the legality of the National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting convened by Giadom and his purported endorsement to replace Comrade Adams Oshiomhole as National Chairman.

But Giadom, in a swift reaction said that he never resigned from NWC but got a waiver.

According to him, if he had resigned, he wouldn’t have come back as a NWC member.

The Acting National Secretary of APC said that those against his position in NWC should check their records well, as they were two that were granted waivers during elections

However, the APC Deputy Spokesman, who faulted Giadom’s endorsement to replace Adams Oshiomhole, described as “strange and an aberration that Giadom still attends meetings of the NWC and could call for a NEC meeting.

He called on stakeholders not to lose sight of due process and the dictates of APC’s constitution.

Nabena said: “I call on members of our party and the public to disregard the so called zonal caucus meeting which held on Thursday at the Edo State Governor’s Lodge in Abuja. The meeting was neither convened nor attended by the APC National Vice Chairman (South South), Hilliard Eta and Leader of the party in the South-South, Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege. Hence, all decisions reached at the purported meeting are nullity and definitely does not reflect the views and stand of the Party’s South South caucus.

“Specifically, on the purported meeting’s request that the APC National Executive Committee (NEC) confirm Victor Giadom as acting National Chairman, we cannot be taken for a ride because of the political and 2023 presidential aspirations of his (Giadom) sponsor and godfather who is attempting to control the party’s structure.

“It should be known that Victor Giadom tendered his resignation letter to the National Working Committee (NWC) to contest the 2019 election as the party’s Deputy Governorship candidate in Rivers State. It is strange and an aberration that he still attends meetings of the NWC occupies the office of Deputy National Secretary and convenes a NEC meeting. In our politicking, we must not lose sight of due process and the dictates of the party’s constitution.”

In a related development, the National Organising Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Emma Ibediro has said that every gang up against him in the National Working Committee (NWC) would fail.

Ibediro stated this on Friday, while reacting to the press statement made by his deputy, Alhaji Muhammade Ibrahim that he is the new Acting National Organizing Secretary.

Ibrahim had briefed the media, stating that Ibediro had been removed by a court since 2018, therefore as the Deputy National Organising Secretary he is now the Acting Organising Secretary.

But in a swift reaction, Ibediro said that his deputy was being used by some persons because of his stance on the crisisrocking the APC.

He explained that the referred case was still at the Appeal Court and therefore nobody can replace him.

According to him, his deputy should wait until the case in Appeal Court is determined..