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President Muhammadu Buhari has declared support for Victor Giadom, the embattled deputy national secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), as the acting national chairman.
This was disclosed in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu on Wednesday.
Shehu also confirmed that President Buhari will attend the national executive committee (NEC) meeting of the APC which Giadom fixed for Thursday.
“The President has received very convincing advice on the position of the law as far as the situation in the party is concerned and has determined that the law is on the side of Victor Giadom as Acting National Chairman. Because he will always act in accordance with the law, the President will be attending the virtual meeting Giadom called for tomorrow afternoon,” he said.
“We urge the media to stop promoting manufactured controversies and to not give any further room for mischievous interpretations of the law on this matter.
“In addition to the President, the Giadom meeting will, hopefully, be attended by our Governors and the leaders of the National Assembly.”
Recall the APC National Working Committee (NWC) had named Senator Abiola Ajimobi as the Acting Chairman of the party, following the judgement by the Appeal Court upholding the suspension of Adams Oshiomhole as national chairman.
The NWC subsequently named Hilliard Etta as Acting Chairman given that Sen. Ajimobi was unavoidably absent.
But Giadom declared himself the acting Chairman of the party, citing a court order granting him approval.
But Eta had described Gaidom as an imposter.
While citing court orders, the vice-chairman said Giadom is no longer a member of the NWC and an APC member.
Eta spoke when he received the report of Edo governorship primary election at the party’s national secretariat in Abuja on Wednesday night.
“The membership of Victor Giadom has been suspended by a competent court of jurisdiction in Port Harcourt this afternoon. Not only is he no longer a member of the NWC and today his membership has been suspended,” he said while responding to questions from journalists on Giadom’s letter.
“It is not right for you to see 15 distinguished members of the NWC and two met with us virtually, and still call us a faction.”
