Party: no such plot

Posted By: Emmanuel Oladesu and Tony Akowe


Rather than go away, tenure elongation is still haunting the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Some of its members yesterday cried out over the content of a memo presented to the National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting on Monday by Chairman John Odigie-Oyegun.

They claimed that a portion of the memo was aimed at achieving tenure extension through the backdoor.

But the party leadership denied having any hidden plan to extend its tenure.

The NEC rejected tenure elongation for Oyegun and other members of the National Working Committee (NWC).

It, however, granted them waivers to recontest at the party’s congresses and convention for which no dates have been fixed.

President Muhammadu Buhari was at the NEC meeting to, according to him, “nail the coffin of tenure elongation and also declare my re-election bid”.

But in his memo, Oyegun said the Simon Lalong Technical Committee recommended, among others, that: “if for reasons of inability to fulfil constitutional and or legal conditions requisite for the conduct of a valid elective congress or convention, then, the party may as a last resort leverage on the NEC resolution of February 27, 2018, which in our view is lawful in the circumstances.”

The NEC, on February 27, approved tenure extension for Oyegun and his team, but reversed itself following the President’s intervention on March 27.

Referring to the committee’s report, Oyegun insisted that the February 27 decision of NEC neither violated APC constitution nor the 1999 Constitution.

Sources said yesterday that the adopted memo may “trigger problems”, especially if the proposed congresses and convention are not held.

“I suspect a plot to frustrate and subvert the congresses and convention, especially since waivers have been given to the NEC to supervise the exercise and recontest in the intra-party elections. There may be no commitment to successful congresses and convention. The exercise can be programmed to fail to achieve tenure elongation through the backdoor.”

Other recommendations approved by the NEC include a 21 days statutory notice for the holding of elective congresses and convention to be given to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) immediately; the current zoning formula for party offices be retained; requirements of Article 31 (111) be waived in line with the provisions of Article 13.4 (xv) to avoid disruptions in the management of party affairs at all levels; and all pending suits in respect of this matter be withdrawn.

Oyegun recalled that on February 27, the NEC voted to authorise all elected officials to continue in acting capacities for a period not exceeding 12 months after the expiration of their tenure.

He said the President observed that the NEC’s decision might have contravened the party constitution and the 1999 Constitution.

The chairman noted that, following the President’s observation, the NEC authorised him to set up the Lalong committee to advise the party on the way forward.

The 10-man committee, he said, was mandated to examine the President’s position and recommendations.

Oyegun said the committee affirmed the “constitutionality and legality of the NEC Resolution of February 27” and the “need for elective congresses and convention.”

Quoting the committee’s report, Oyegun said: “After citing relevant statutes and authorities, the committee concluded that the decision taken by the NEC at its meeting of February 27 did not violate either the constitution of the party and that of the federation.

“In essence, APC is competent through its relevant organs, to constitute caretaker committees to run the affairs of the party upon the expiration of the tenure of its elected party officials where, for some reasons, it is impracticable to hold elections before the requisite effluxion of time.

“The committee is of the view that it is the requirement of the constitution that the party should hold democratic congresses and convention every four years. The issue however, is whether or not this requirement accommodates certain exigencies or circumstances that might prevent or make the holding of the congresses and convention impracticable.”

Oyegun said the Lalong committee recommended as follows: “That although the decision taken by NEC on February 27 is legal and constitutional, and violated neither the party constitution nor that of the federation, it is still in the best interest of the party to conduct congresses and convention.

“However, in doing so, all reasonable measures should be taken to minimise opportunity for acrimony or rancour while ensuring that all prescribed constitutional and legal conditions are met.”

Dispelling fears of the NWC extending its tenure, APC spokesman Bolaji Abdullahi said the party was already preparing for its congresses and convention.

He described the NEC’s decisions as a stop gap measure, pointing out that there is nothing constitutional about them.

Abdullahi dismissed insinuations that the party leadership may leverage on that not to hold congresses and convention.

He said: “I can assure you that we are preparing for congresses and convention.

The congresses and convention will hold and so, there is nothing like anybody leveraging on that to ensure that congresses do not hold so that some people will remain in office”.

http://thenationonlineng.net/exposed-oyeguns-hidden-agenda-on-tenure-extension/

Why is tinubu so insecure..

Guy is really scared..with buhari out of town.. anything can happen

So

To hell with APC

Come and see how pigs, idi0ts and pdd yoots will descend on this thread as if it is their party.

Meanwhile, their party is dead and buried only licking Atikwuchukwu's balls to collect his money

Here is why we should vote out the octagenarian



Buhari declared for a 2nd term and the stock market crashed. Investors are taking their money and leaving Nigeria. Would you blame them? Even Buhari himself left Nigeria after declaring. He knew what his declaration had done to Nigeria. No one wants to hang around when the air is polluted. And what Buhari did today is pollute Nigeria! Nigeria needs a breath of fresh air in 2019. We don’t need someone who pollutes the economic, political and social air over Nigeria and then runs to his UK to leave us to breath the air he polluted!


Voting out buhari is a responsibility bestowed on every right thinking Nigerian who wants a new Nigeria devoid of these old politicians who have been ruling us since 1940

Sponsored topic, who cares the two vultures can kill themselves tinubu of the rotten teeth of the slave owner of Lagos, oyegun, parakeet of death, destruction and calamity. Am I evil for wanting them dead

The nation how market??

.Buhari is playing Tinubu's roles now.The guy is just calling the shots any how in taking Oyegun to the cleaners not knowing that the grand plan is behind the mischievous smile.
Meanwhile APC can go ahead with all the intraparty intrigues but be rest assured they'll leave our national by next year.Idiots in government.

Don't know why there is so much noise and scheming about tenure elongation and what nots..

All I know is that all of it will be irrelevant by this time next year cos we well meaning Nigerians are sending this devilish and wicked party and it's leadership at all levels of governance packing come next general elections..

Nation newspaper abi....ok I hear

Source: the nation, tinubu's mouthpiece

Hahahaha Tinubu my foot!

Oyegun will remain chairman through the front or back door if the cabals want it and there's nothing you can do about it

when it comes to politics in naija, his true colour only shows on the reelection year

Ok

Oyegun wants to imitate Sheriff but in the end he will be disgraced like the recalcitrant buffoon he is. Stupid ipob god.

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Buhari is simple playing politics he prefers working with Oyengun than Tinubu he only do what he did because he need Tinubu support for election and his travelling to Lagos, have you not wonder why he said this before travelling to Lagos and the time he is about to made know of his intention for second term.

I beg what is the agenda that is hidden?

Herdsmen:
Why is tinubu so insecure..

Guy is really scared..with buhari out of town.. anything can happen

Tinubu paper spreading propaganda since 1729 AD.

Instead of facing Buhari, Aso Rock cabal & "El-Ruffian" that have rubbished him since 2015, he's busy fighting Oyegun, a man of 78 without any govt portfolio. The Northerners want to use him to win SW vote in 2019 and currently massaging his ego.

Oyegun may need to enlist the services of other reputable newspapers and media houses to launder his image. If not, The Nation will 'skin' him

Thiefnubuu stop your nonsense, You've lost, so go to hell.

LibertyRep:
Oyegun may need to enlist the services of other reputable newspapers and media houses to launder his image. If not, The Nation will 'skin' him

SW papers have always caused mayhem in 9ja. We all remember how they goaded the military to overthrow Shagari when Awo lost 1979 & 1983 elections. We all also know the disaster that followed. We were just gradually recovering from it, at least economically, when Buhari returned.

Indomie kids will not know of course. They think the world began in 1999.

Tinubu's The Nation

lonelydora:
To hell with APC

To hell with your father.

ayusco85:
Here is why we should vote out the octagenarian



Buhari declared for a 2nd term and the stock market crashed. Investors are taking their money and leaving Nigeria. Would you blame them? Even Buhari himself left Nigeria after declaring. He knew what his declaration had done to Nigeria. No one wants to hang around when the air is polluted. And what Buhari did today is pollute Nigeria! Nigeria needs a breath of fresh air in 2019. We don’t need someone who pollutes the economic, political and social air over Nigeria and then runs to his UK to leave us to breath the air he polluted!


Voting out buhari is a responsibility bestowed on every right thinking Nigerian who wants a new Nigeria devoid of these old politicians who have been ruling us since 1940

Coming from a deluded Igbo that his tribe instigated the first civil war in Nigeria.

The same Igbo tribe that hates every other tribe in Nigeria. From Hausa, Fulani, Yoruba, Ikwerre, Kanuri, Ijaw, Edo n many others.

I will say only a fool will listen to your advice.

The same Igbo that want Nigeria to give a second term to a man that declared on live TV that looting of of the national treasury is not corruption.

My guy you tribe is a tribe full of clowns n haters. You can leave for hell with your advice.

AreaFada2:


SW papers have always caused mayhem in 9ja. We all remember how they goaded the military to overthrown Shagari when Awo lost 1979 & 1983 election. Wee all know the disaster that followed.

Indomie kids will not know of course. They think the world began in 1999.

You tried so very hard to show you have some knowledge of history but, unfortunately, you showed you belong yo the indomie generation.

Edu3Again:
I beg what is the agenda that is hidden?

Ha ha ha! even me dey take magnifying glass dey find am.