According to information gathered by Waffi TV, some party leaders have been circulating a list of.....
By Enaibo Disi
Ahead of this week’s meeting of the National Caucus and National Executive Committee (NEC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), strong indications have emerged that there is pressure on the party’s National Chairman, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, and National Secretary, Senator Iyiola Omisore, to resign.
According to information gathered by Waffi TV, some party leaders have been circulating a list of alleged transgressions committed by Adamu against President Bola Tinubu weeks before the latter announced his intention to run for the presidency last year.
A knowledgeable APC official revealed that during the upcoming NEC meeting scheduled for Tuesday, there is a likelihood of approving a timetable for a midterm elective convention to address party vacancies.
The party leader said: “Consequently, there are some forces within the party who are likely to meet with Adamu on Sunday night or early Monday to pressure him into resigning rather than been shown the exit door.
“As you know, many of the new state governors have not made all their appointments. Even at that, some party officials have been appointed into government.
“At the national level, it is very likely that some national officers or members of the National Working Committee NWC would be appointed into government. Once that is done, there will be vacancies which would be filled through the convention. The convention could also provide a window to get Adamu out.”
Waffi TV received information from another source stating that the efforts to remove Adamu from his position would also result in Omisore being gradually removed from the equation. Some disgruntled members of the National Working Committee (NWC) have consistently alleged that Omisore has been solely running the party alongside Adamu.
The party official further disclosed that the contentious audit report of the party would be utilized as one of the factors against Adamu.
He said: “Under our constitution, only the NEC of the party can appoint an external auditor to audit the accounts of the party but Adamu, after being forced to render financial accounts, decided to enlist his own auditor, bypassing NEC. He thereafter presented the report of his auditors to the NWC for ratification. The party has an auditor. Adamu should simply have allowed him to do his job and present his report to the NWC. After that, the NWC will go through the report of the National Auditor, deliberate on it and present to NEC, which has the powers to appoint an external auditor to go through our accounts. But this has not been the case.”
