…Alleges APC Rebirth Group…Calls on Gov Oyetola to resign from C’ttee
By Ezeocha Nzeh
The Governor Mai Mala Buni led national Caretaker/ Extra Ordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has been accused of plotting to continue its stay in office beyond the earlier announced February 2022 convention date.
The APC Rebirth group, who h made the allegation through a statement it issued Sunday in Abuja, accused the committee of plot to continue its deceit on party members and buy more time with the aim to further its agenda to secure another extension of its six months mandate which it noted is now running to the 19th month.
The APC Rebirth in the statement signed by Aliyu Audu, said it as been reliably informed that the Caretaker Committee was behind various news report planted in the media that the convention has been fixed for February 25th 2022, describing it as a plot to seek further extension knowing very well the said date would never be realistic since no less than six states will be going to the polls for various bye-elections on the 26th of February, 2022.
It allegedly that the CECPC decided to plant a February 25th date in the media knowing fully well that the convention cannot be taking place at a time bye-elections in which the party would be participating will also be taking place across different states in the country.
“The real plot is to use the planted February 25th date to buy more time, pretending it has no knowledge of the forthcoming bye-election; by which time it will be left with no option but to postpone the much awaited February convention to another date.
“The CECPC will do this either by arranging a group of people to obtain a kangaroo court injunction hiding under the guise of exclusion by virtue of the bye-elections or simply ride on the excuse of limited time if any other date in February is to be chosen. In any case, the purported February 25th date, just like many other decisions that have been taken by the Caretaker Committee, was not a collective decision by members of the Committee. This is the reason it opted to plant the date in the media rather than coming out with an official position.
“We wonder why other members of the CECPC have continued to tolerate the unilateral decision making and dictatorial excesses of the Chairman of the committee.
“We are bringing this new plot
of the CECPC to public attention, just as we have done in many other instances, in order to reawaking the consciousness of party members to the reality of Buni leadership of APC and to call on all those concerned to prevail on him not to toy with the February date for the national convention. If the CECPC is serious about holding the national convention, February 19 is a good date and the time to start preparing for it is now. Rather than planting dates and stories in the media, the CECPC should come out with a clear position and timetable for the much awaited national convention”.
The Rebirth group however recommend February 19th 2022 as a feasible date for the convention, even as it warned that any attempt by the Buni-led Caretaker Committee to move the convention any further under any guise will be resisted by all means possible.
The APC Rebirth also called for the rejigging of the membership of the Caretaker Committee. Was it called on the Governor of Sound state Gboyega Oyetola to resign his membership.
“Aside from the obvious travesty of being in contravention of section 183 of the Constitution of Federal Republic of Nigeria which forbids sitting governors from the membership of the committee, the continuous stay of Governor Gboyega Oyetola of Osun State especially is a disrespect to our laws and morals.
“The governor, who will be standing as an aspirant in the forthcoming governorship primary election in Osun State cannot be a judge in his own case.
“He should therefore relinquish his membership of the Caretaker Committee, considering that CECPC may prepare and most likely conduct the primary election for the number one seat in Osun State,” the group stated
