Protesters Storm APC National Secretariat, Demand Saraki’s Expulsion
A protesting group of people who identified themselves as members of All Progressive’s Congress in Kwara state have asked that the Senate President, Bukola Saraki be sacked from the ruling party.
On Monday, the Adams Oshiomhole-led National Working Committee (NEC) of
the All Progressives Congress (APC)
dissolved the Kwara State Executive of the party.
This dissolved faction is known to be loyal to Senate President Bukola
Saraki and the current state Governor Abdulfatai Ahmed.
This morning, some protesters commended how the national chairman, Oshiomhole prevailed over the political development in Kwara state and in the other hand asked him to declare the Senate President expelled over an alleged anti-party activities.
Addressing journalists during their peaceful rally at the national secretariat, Tayo Awodiji called for the expulsion of Mr Saraki for anti-party activities.
“The dissolution of the Balogun APC executives in Kwara State by Adams Oshiomhole and the National Working Committee is highly commendable as it is long awaited,” Mr Awodiji said.
He said the dissolution will pave way for proper repositioning of the party ahead of the 2019 election.
The protesters also called for the conduct of fresh membership registration in the state and the recall of the Kwara lawmakers who defected from APC.
Apart from dissolving the Kwara executive, the APC NWC also set up a caretaker committee.
Mr Awodiji congratulated the leader of the caretaker committee, Omolaja Bolarinwa, and assured him of their cooperation and support in building the party.
Meanwhile, Awodiji extended a congratulatory words to the minister of information, Lai Mohammed, whose faction is now in charge of the state chapter.
“We congratulate Bashir Omolaja Bolarinwa on his appointment as the chairman caretaker committee while wishing him a successful tenure in office.
“We urge him to brace up for the herculean task of unifying all the elements and interests in the party, which will serve as a springboard for the achievement of greater success.”
Mr Bolarinwa belongs to the Kwara APC faction loyal to Mr Mohammed, who is also from Kwara State, although less influential politically, compared to Mr Saraki, in the North-central state. The faction which held separate APC congresses was initially not recognised by the national leadership. It had pledged to go to court to be recognised as the APC leadership in Kwara until the latest twist.
Apart from the controversial links the Nigerian Police alleged Saraki and Ahmed have with the offa robbery criminals, the two politicians had already expressed an iota of preparedness to exit APC.
