Oshiomhole Still Suspended, VON DG Insists

Fresh leadership crisis seems to be brewing within the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the Director-General of the Voice of Nigeria (VON) and a close associate of President Muhammadu Buhari, Osita Okechukwu yesterday said the National Chairman of the party, Adams Oshiomhole, is no longer a valid member of the party.

Okechukwu warned the APC of the legal implications of allowing Oshiomhole to sign documents for the Edo and Ondo States governorship elections.

He stated in a statement he signed that Oshiomhole remains suspended from the party in his ward in Edo State.

According to Okechukwu, the Court of Appeal in Abuja that heard the case of his suspension only allowed Oshiomhole to preside over the National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting but did nor quash the suspension in his ward in Iyamo in Edo State.

The director-general of VON cited the case of Inua Abdulkadir, vice chairman of the party North West, when his ward suspended him, stating that by the APC constitution, the suspended officer of the party or member shall appeal his suspension, adding that this has not been done in the case of Oshiomhole as the Court of

Appeal have not delivered its final judgement as the embattled national chairman challenged his suspension by Justice Danlami Senchi of the Federal High Court in Abuja.

According to Okechukwu in a statement, “May I once more crave the indulgence of the leaders and members of our great party, APC to take due caution as Oshiomhole is no longer a valid member of our party.