- Tunde Rahman, special adviser to Asiwaju Tinubu on media and publicity has said that he is not aware if his principal openly rejected the extension of John Odigie Oyegun's tenure
- Rahman said that he is only aware that Tinubu is a man who likes following due process
- He, however, said that Tinubu will always kick against any move by the APC that violates Nigeria's constitution
Tunde Rahman, the special adviser to Asiwaju Tinubu on media and publicity, has denied claims that Tinubu rejected the extension of the tenure of John Odigie-Oyegun-led National Working Committee (NWC) by the All Progressives Congress (APC)'s National Executive Council (NEC).
Rahman said that while he could not confirm if his principal was privy to the meeting where the decision was taken by the Lagos APC elders, Tinubu did not, in any way, support the extension of the tenure of the NWC because it was against Nigeria’s and APC’s constitution.
Rahman said: “I don’t know if Asiwaju Tinubu was privy to the meeting or whether he was consulted or not before the decision was reached. But I do know that he has always spoken in support of doing things constitutionally.Did the so-called elongation of tenure of the party executives follow the country’s constitution, and even the APC’s constitution?
“Section 223 of the 1999 constitution talks about election of executives of political parties periodically. And the section further explains that the election of the party executives will be deemed to be periodical if done every four years.
“What is the fear of those behind the elongation? The executives can contest for re-election and if they are re-elected, so be it. No one can deny them that right, but why circumvent due process? Why thwart constitutional process?"
PAY ATTENTION: Get the Latest Nigerian News Anywhere 24/7. Spend less on the Internet!
“Asiwaju Tinubu would wish that due constitutional process was followed because that’s what has always made the difference between the APC and the other parties.”
Tinubu insisted that the NWC and all those who benefitted from the extension should seek re-election when their tenure expires. He also said that the APC should always strive to do things in accordance with the constitution, adding that that was the only thing that separated the APC from other political parties.
Concerning the claim by the NEC that it decided to extend the tenure of the current executives because of the various crises in several chapters of the party, Tinubu argued that three conventions were conducted by the party in 2014 and yet nothing happened.
Tinubu remarked: “In 2014, three conventions were done in a space of seven months, including the election of new party executives, presidential primaries, and even amendment of some aspects of the party’s constitution, and heaven did not fall.”
Meanwhile, NAIJ.com had reported that the APC had fixed another national executive council meeting for this month to fix the controversies arising from the one-year tenure extension granted the John Oyegun-led National Working Committee (NWC).
NAIJ.com gathered that Bolaji Abdullahi, the national spokesperson of the party and a beneficiary of the extension, confirmed the coming meeting.
Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu speaks about the local government election in Lagos state - On NAIJ.com TV
Source: Naija.ng
from Nigeria News today & Breaking news ▷ Read Nigerian newspapers 24/7 http://ift.tt/2oPOIBN
via IFTTT
