APC Leaders Move to Expel Banire

Leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Mushin constituency of Dr. Muiz Banire, at the weekend called on the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party to consider as a matter of urgent importance, the removal of Banire, first as the National Legal Adviser of the party, and subsequently expel him from the party.

In a statement issued by the duo of Kehinde Babatunde and Tayo Williams, the party leaders said the urgent call was predicated on several embarrassing and morally deficient situations that Banire had exposed himself to and which had largely affected the image of the party, and in most cases unbecoming of a principal national officer of the party.

Listing some of the alleged untoward activities of Banire, the APC leaders identified his approach to the court recently to secure a judgment against the party in Odi-Olowo local government, after threatening the party to go all out against it as the fallout of council primaries in the state.

“The build up to the judgment as regards the Local Government Elections in Odiolowo was not lost on us. In suit No ID/1838/GCM/2017 before Hon. Justice Okuwobi, Dr. Banire as the National Legal Adviser assigned a legal representative for the defence of the party in the suit, and instructed the legal representative to disavow the party.

“This was evident in his response to the party chairman’s statement against this highly unethical behaviour, wherein he categorically stated that yes he instructed the legal representative to do so, disregarding the possibility that his action could cause the party losing the forthcoming elections.”

Apart from this, the leaders also accused Banire of instigating one of his close allies named Ayo Adeluola to sign a full page advertorial in the Punch newspaper, referring to the party and theirleaders as 419, amongstother uncomplimentary remarks.