The All Progressives Congress, APC, has set up a five-man disciplinary committee to probe its Deputy National Chairman, North, Lawal Shuaibu.
Shuaibu recently called for the resignation of the party’s National Chairman, Adams Oshiomhole, whose leadership style he complained of.
According to a statement by the National Publicity Secretary of the party, Lanre Issa-Onilu, the decision to probe the case was taken at the 38th regular meeting of the NWC held in Abuja.
He announced the setting up of the committee just as he declared that the National Working Committee of the party had already passed a vote of confidence on Oshiomhole.
The statement reads: “The meeting of the National Working Committee at its 38th regular meeting held on 27th May, 28th May 2019 and 6th June, 2019, considered several issues, among which was the state of the party.
“After extensive deliberation, the NWC resolved as follows: to pass a vote of confidence in the National Chairman, Adams Aliyu Oshiomhole.
“To set up a five-man disciplinary committee headed by Otunba Niyi Adebayo to investigate the following: the allegation leveled by Senator Lawal Shuaibu against the National Chairman on issues involving the collective decisions of the National Working Committee.
“The instigation of Senators/members of the House of Representatives by Senator Lawal Shuaibu against the decision of the party on the choice of the Presiding Officers for both chambers (Senate and the House of Representatives).
“The committee is mandated to submit its report to the National Working Committee within seven days from today (Thursday).”
In a related development, the chairmen of the All Progressives Congress from the 36 states and the FCT said they were in support of the continued leadership of Oshiomhole.
The spokesman of the Forum of State Chairmen and the Chairman of the party in Enugu State, Dr. Ben Nwoye, gave the position of the group in Abuja.
His words: “We discussed the issue of party unity and the need to move the country forward. We have all unanimously passed a vote of confidence in the national chairman and the NWC.
“So, any news making the round that our National Chairman is facing crisis should be brought to rest.
“We found out based on the meeting that the issues are without merit and that they were brought up to malign the National Chairman.
“You recall that the actual reports came out on a day that was supposed to be the happiest day for the party, the day of inauguration of the President for a second term.
“Anybody with genuine issues should have presented them at the appropriate time and through the right channel. So, it was with no other intent than to malign the President and bring us down.
“Nobody gave President Buhari any chance of winning his second chance even with all that he had done. This chairman did something that was almost impossible.
“The job of the national chairman was to prosecute the election and he did and we did the unthinkable and the President has been sworn in for a second term and we give credit to the chairman and the NWC.”
