The Taraba State All Progressives Congress (APC) Caucus in the National Assembly has rejected the removal of the state chairman of the party, Mr. Ibrahim El-Sudi.
The Chairman of the caucus and Senatorial Candidate for Taraba Central Hon Danjuma Shiddi, made their position known at a press conference in Abuja.
He said that the impeachment was orchestrated by a self-serving section of the State Executive Committee which was not properly constituted, adding that they did not form a quorum or consult the State Caucus created by Article 12.9 of the APC Constitution.
“Having not invoked and exhausted paragraphs A-C of Article 21 of the APC Constitution, can those claimed to have removed Hon. El-Sudi by invoking Section 21, paragraph D (v) of the APC Constitution be said to have validly exercised such powers assuming but not conceding they were properly constituted. The answer to this question is certainly in the negative.”
“As the ruling political party at the national level and governing majority of the States in Nigeria, the party cannot afford to appear like a huge joke by allowing some self-serving people to purport to have removed the party Chairman in a way and manner at variance with the party constitution.”
“This charade can at best be described as a failed civilian coup sponsored by enemies of the party. Such travesty of law must not be allowed to fester. We do not see any justification in fact and none at least backed by law for the purported removal from office of our State Chairman, especially at this very critical stage of preparation for elections,” he stated.
Hon Shiddi described the impeachment as a calculated attempt to sabotage the party’s efforts at winning the 2023 general election in the State at all levels.
The Lawmaker added that the caucus in the National Assembly and indeed other SEC members have confidence in the El-Sudi leadership prowess so far and pledged their support and commitment to their Presidential Candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his running mate, Sen. Kashim Shettima.
Also speaking, a member of the caucus representing Jalingo/Yorro/Zing federal constituency, Maigari Kasimu, alleged that, some of the elements within the party have been known to openly expressed their support for the PDP which he said is scared of the APC in the forthcoming 2023 general elections.
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