The National Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has named the former governor of Oyo State, Mr. Abiola Ajimobi as its acting national chairman.
Recall that the Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja had yesterday affirmed the suspension of Mr. Adams Oshiomhole’s as a member and national chairman of the party.
Ruling on the interlocutory appeal filed by Oshiomhole, the court upheld the March verdict of the Federal Capital Territory High Court delivered by Justice Danlami Senchi which ordered the suspension of Oshiomhole and restrained him from parading himself as the national chairman of the APC.
The party in a late night statement by its national publicity secretary, Mr. Lanre Issa-Onilu said the APC had received the news that the Appeal Court had upheld the suspension of Oshiomhole by an FCT High Court pending the determination of the substantive suit.
“The national working committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has received the news indicating the Appeal Court has upheld the suspension of the Party’s National Chairman, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole by an FCT High Court pending the determination of the substantive suit.
“Guided by advice from the Party’s legal department in line with the provisions of Section 14.2 (iii) of the Party’s constitution, the Deputy National Chairman (South), Sen. Abiola Ajimobi will serve as the Party’s Acting National Chairman.
“According to Section 14.2 (iii), of the APC constitution, the deputy national chairman, north/south “shall act as the national chairman in the absence of the national chairman from his zone,” said Issa-Onilu in a statement entitled ‘Sen. Abiola Ajimobi to serve as APC acting national chairman.’
