Politics 24 Hours to Vital Ward Congress: APC Splits in Lagos, New Faction Emerges

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The APC ward congress is arguably the most challenging period in the history of the All Progressives Congress.

In Lagos, the congresses are to take place today, Saturday the fifth, and a faction of the party which is led by the chairman of the defunct Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), Chief Ajibade Emiabata, has emerged.

Emiabata, speaking at the new secretariat for the faction on Ade-Onitimirin Street in Surulere, Lagos state said that he and other chairman of the defunct parties ANPP and APGA who constituted the merger that is APC had been completely sidelined during the Stakeholder’s Forum held at the APC secretariat at Acme Road, Ikeja, on Wednesday.

He said the event, which lasted for hours, was a one-way show, as there was no special recognition for the other parties present in the merger and that the event was dominated by the defunct CAN leaders.

Emiabata said, “We are not going to leave the party for them. We are still members of the party. We’re going nowhere because we’re part of the merger. The fact that you’re majority doesn’t mean you shouldn’t recognize us. We’re not asking for equal right, but we want to be recognized.”

He further called on his members across the state to not turn up for the forthcoming Congress, which starts today April 5 and ends with the National Convention on Saturday May 24th, 2014, until there is harmony on the merger.

“We are not bothered whether it’s going to be effective or not, we are making a statement, no harmonization, no congress.

“Since Saturday, May 11, 2013, the Lagos State CPC along with other states in the Federation met at the National Convention and considered the motion to merge with other political parties namely, Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), All Nigerian Peoples Party (ANPP) and adopted the name All Progressives Congress (APC) as a common party.

“Thereafter, interim National Executive was put in place at Abuja where it was agreed to have a state harmonization Committee across the federation which was constituted by all Legacy parties but in Lagos State, the committee was never inaugurated by the officer saddled with the responsibility, Otunba Niyi Adebayo, who conspired with the leadership of defunct ACN in Lagos State not to carry it out.

“Sadly, our case in Lagos State is terribly different. The party structures of defunct ACN led by Otunba Oladele Ajomale not only reconvened in the name of APC but operates solely and take decisions independently of the other legacy parties especially the defunct CPC on behalf of APC in Lagos State.

“This unfortunate incident nearly marred the party membership Registration Exercise but the State Leadership of the CPC calmed the storm in order to ensure the success of the merger that produced APC with passion.

“I hereby direct all leaders, officers and members of the defunct CPC in APC to submit themselves only to my authority as the Chairman of APC in Lagos, and affirm the total dis-association of Lagos APC from Otunba Oladele Ajomale’s unilaterally organized ward Congresses for Saturday 5th of April, 2014 across 376 wards of Lagos State.

“Finally, I call on all party members to remain calm, steadfast, and continue with their normal party business and to await further directives and developments,” Emiabata said.
 

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