The All Progressives Congress (APC) has appointed Sen. Abiola Ajimobi to serve as its acting National Chairman after the Court of Appeal upheld the suspension of Adams Oshiomhole.
This was made known on Tuesday via a statement signed by party spokesman Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu, the ruling party said its National Working Committee (NWC) had been guided by the party’s legal department in line with the provisions its constitution
The statement read “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”.
Sen. Ajimobi was the party’s Deputy National Chairman for the southern region and is a former Governor of Oyo state.
Earlier on Tuesday, a three-member panel of the appeal court had affirmed the suspension of Mr Oshiomhole as the party chairman. In a judgment delivered by Justice Mohammed Lamido, the panel dismissed Mr Oshiomhole’s appeal for lacking in merit.
The appellate court accordingly upheld the decision of the Federal Capital Territory High Court delivered by Justice Danlami Senchi in March which ordered the suspension of Oshiomhole as well as restraining him from parading himself as the National Chairman of the party.
Meanwhile, Godwin Obaseki the governor of Edo state had resigned from the APC on the same Tuesday.
