The National Working Committee (NWC) of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has appointed the Party’s National Vice Chairman (South South), Prince Hilliard Etta, to act on behalf of Sen. Abiola Ajimobi, the acting chairman of the party, due to what they called his “unavoidable absence”.
The NWC had endorsed Sen. Ajimobi as the Party’s Acting National Chairman, following the Appeal Court’s ruling affirming the suspension of Comrade Adams Oshiomhole as National Chairman and in line with Section 14.2 (iii) of the Party’s Constitution.
It is believed that the newly appointed acting national chairman was not available because he had been hospitalized for undisclosed ailment.
The APC National Publicity Secretary, Malam Lanre Issa-Onilu, in a statement issued on Thursday, said the appointment of Prince Etta to act on his behalf was backed by the Party’s constitution which empowers the NWC to appoint one of its members in acting capacity and stipulates that the acting National chairman must be from the zone of the National Chairman.
Meanwhile, Governor Godwin Obaseki has denied rumors claiming he is on his way to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) after paying a visit to some PDP governors in the South south region of the country.
The governor in a tweet, said his focus at the moment is to control the spread of coronavirus pandemic in the state.
I have not moved to a new platform yet to seek re-election.— Godwin Obaseki (GGO) (@GovernorObaseki) June 17, 2020
My focus now is to control the spread of the coronavirus (#COVID19) pandemic, which is ravaging our country and threatening our healthcare system.
Stay safe.
“I have officially resigned my membership of the All Progressives Congress (@OfficialAPCNg) after meeting with the CoS to @MBuhari.
“We shall continue the battle to protect the interest of Edo people and sustain good governance in the state.
“I have not moved to a new platform yet to seek re-election.
“My focus now is to control the spread of the coronavirus (#COVID-19) pandemic, which is ravaging our country and threatening our healthcare system. Stay safe” he ended.