A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Ibrahim Emokpaire, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari, to ignore those calling for the removal of Adams Oshiomhole, the party’s National Chairman.
Emokpaire, a former APC national chairmanship aspirant made the appeal on Saturday in Abuja.
He noted that Oshiomhole had become a victim of the 5th columnists, who were ceaselessly maligning him and bent on subverting the party.
He further appealed to the president, as leader of the APC to stand up and defend Oshiomhole, who according to him, is being hounded by a small but fanatical group.
The APC chieftain said those group of persons do not care about the damage they were causing the party, adding that if they were allowed to continue, the party may eventually disintegrate.
He said that concerned members of the party could no longer pretend that an unjustifiable war of attrition was currently being waged against its chairman and by extension, the party.
Emokpaire reminded those behind the protest to remove Oshiomhole as APC national chairman that the party was a labour of love, adding that such a phenomenon was not easily repeated.
He noted that many patriotic Nigerians both at home and in the Diaspora laboured to build the APC to what it is today.
Emokpaire further noted that the same people who championed the removal of the party’s former national chairman (Chief John Oyegun) on account of his age were at it again.
According to him, it is obvious that nobody will ever satisfy this group of persons.
He said that it was time for APC leadership to turn the spotlight on them in the interest of the party.
Emokpaire noted that they do this, especially now that the country was going through trying moments and when the opposition was poised to rubbish the good works of the government.
“Therefore, my advice to those who are bent on sabotaging our party chairman is that we should not join the opposition in bringing our party and government down,’’ the chieftain said.
He said Oshiomhole had been able to stabilise the APC and ensured its electoral victory since he assumed office as national chairman.
“Oshiomhole worked assiduously to increase the number of APC legislators in the two chambers of the National Assembly alongside ensuring victory for President Buhari during the 2019 general elections.
“It is pertinent to point out that prior to Oshiomhole being elected as APC national chairman, party congresses had already been conducted in all the 36 states plus Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
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