Oshiomhole Speaks On Returning As APC Chairman

Oshiomhole has spoken on returning as APC Chairman.

NewsOne Nigeria reports that a former national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nigeria’s ruling party, Adams Oshiomhole, says if given a second chance, he will not lead the ruling party .

Oshiomhole in a statement on Monday, December 7, said he remains proud of the achievements of the party’s national working committee (NWC) under his leadership.

The former APC Chairman, who said he holds no grudge against anyone who contributed to his removal, added that he has instructed his lawyers to withdraw the suit challenging his suspension.

What Oshiomhole said

“I instructed my lawyers to withdraw the suits challenging my purported suspension from office by the proxies of those bent on removing me as chairman,” the statement read.

“It is, therefore, the height of mischief to insinuate, as it is being done in some quarters, that I would publicly accept the decision and later surreptitiously seek to contest it in court.

“That chapter of my political life is closed. Even if another NEC decision or a court order reverses the dissolution, with utmost humility I will decline to return as APC chairman.

“I am proud of the accomplishments of the NWC under my leadership and I am grateful to the principled 18 members who worked as a team committed to the cause of the party. Above all, I bear no grudges against any one for the manner of my removal.”

Oshiomhole, a former governor of Edo State, expressed gratitude to President Muhammadu Buhari for supporting his administration as APC chairman.

Meanwhile, NewsOne Nigeria recalls that on March 5, a federal capital territory (FCT) high court suspended Oshiomhole four months after the former chairman was suspended by his state chapter of the party.

On June 25, APC National Working Committee by Oshiomhole, was dissolved following a leadership tussle.

After this, a caretaker committee chaired by the governor of Yobe State and former national secretary, Mai Mala Buni, was set up in place of the dissolved NWC.