Tom Garba,
An All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain in Adamawa state, Alhaji Ahmad Lawal has cautioned the National working committee (NWC) of the party of an impending looming danger that awaits the party in the state as a result of imposing an acting state chairman to head the affairs of the state’s party.
Ahmad who is the state Organising Secretary is worried over the possible breakup of the party in the state over what he called negligent of members’ constitutional rights to select a leader of their choice.
He accused the APC NWC of super imposing one Ibrahim Bilal a LGA chairman of the party from Michika who the State working Committee (SWC) has not been consulted only to hear the plan of his swearing in.
“I don’t think our officials at the National level are doing the right thing and in the interest of our good party, they do not consult us for anything or for any reason at the state level for putting an acting chairman of our party in the state, we can as well say that he cannot call us for any official meetings or we can decline any of his invitations for any party meetings, “. Ahmad said
“You would recalled that imposition is one of the things that led to the breakdown of PDP in Nigeria, today PDP became an opposition party in the seat power, it’s imposition and lack of strong adherent to constitutional rights of party members that destroyed the party bringing APC on board, the party many believe is for the down trodden and for common people, I see that problem trying to befall the good people of Adamawa, APC our party is a party of equal right and justice to all and sundry as such our Leaders should not forget that.” He added
He also said that:” I can’t imagine our National leaders will just bring somebody from Local Government level and without consulting the SWC and to tell us over night he is the acting Chairman of APC party in the state, at least we have our constitution and in article 17 of the constitution is talking of Congresses, fielding of candidates if there is any vacant positions and elections, it does not talk of imposition but talks of consensus”.
He further complained that NCW faulted article 17 of the Party’s constitution by imposing Ibrahim Bilal who is not a Member of SWC and was not even a consensus candidate that he can become an acting chairman of the party in the state.
