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Giadom’s Planned NEC Meeting Is Illegal – Eta

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SAN FRANCISCO, June 24, (THEWILL) – The crisis rocking the All Progressives Congress (APC) continued over plans to convene a meeting of the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the party to restore peace and order in the ruling party.

Earlier, the factional acting National Chairman of the party, Victor Giadom, had issued a notice of the meeting billed to hold at the State House, Abuja, which he said he did with the consent of President Muhammadu Buhari.

But the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) faulted his decision, saying as a suspended member of the party, he lacks the power to convene the NEC meeting.

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Giadom, in a statement said: “I, Chief Victor Giadom, having been duly authorised by court order to act as national chairman of our great party and to preside over all meetings of the NWC and NEC, hereby and with the consent of the President Muhammadu Buhari (who is the leader of our party), reconvene the NEC meeting that was earlier billed to hold on March 17, 2020, but was postponed.

“The reconvened meeting shall hold on Thursday, June 25, 2020. Venue shall be the State House, Abuja.

“However, in keeping strictly to the COVID-19 guidelines, the postponed NEC shall proceed by virtual means. The codes would be sent by text to the phone numbers of all NEC members. Those to be physically present at the State House, Abuja, would also be communicated.”

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But in a swift reaction, another acting National Chairman of the party, Hilliard Eta, said Giadom had no locus standi to convene the NEC meeting.

He cited Article 25B (i and ii) of the APC Constitution (2014 as amended) which states that: “The National Executive Committee shall meet every quarter and/or at any time decided by the national chairman or at the request made in writing by at least two-thirds of the members of the National Executive Committee provided that not less than 14 days’ notice is given for the meeting to be summoned.

“Without prejudice to Article 25(B)(i) of this Constitution, the National Working Committee may summon an emergency National Executive Committee meeting at any time, provided that at least seven days’ notice of the meeting shall be given to all those entitled to attend.”

Eta stated that Giadom was no longer a member of the NWC and has been suspended as a member of the party.

He said: “It is not right to refer to 17 members, with 15 of them physically present and two who met with us physically as a faction. This is the National Working Committee NWC of the APC in Nigeria.

“I sit here on behalf of Senator Abiola Ajimobi as the acting chairman of this party. If Victor Giadom is arranging a NEC, I believe that it is your responsibility as a member of the fourth estate of the realm to investigate his locus to find out whether he has the legal, the constitutional backing to be able to call a NEC meeting.

“As we speak, the membership of Chief Victor Giadom has been suspended by a competent court of jurisdiction in Port Harcourt this afternoon. Not only is he not a member of the NWC from today, his membership of the APC has been suspended. So, when you call him factional acting chairman, we wonder why.”

Eta explained that the NWC was in receipt of communication from the Edo State chapter of the party over the suspension of APC National Chairman, Adams Oshiomhole, affirmed by the Court of Appeal on June 16.

He added that the communication came from both Ward 10 Etsako West Local Government and the Etsako West Local Government chapters of the party.

“We acknowledged the reciept of same and accepted the lifting of that suspension,” he stated.

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