Rather than thaw, the crisis in the All Progressives Congress (APC) has deepened.
Chief Victor Giadom has declared himself the acting National Chairman following the exit of Comrade Adams Oshiomhole.
A Court of Appeal in Abuja, on Tuesday, affirmed the suspension of Oshiomhole as the National Chairman.
Immediately, the National Publicity Secretary, Lanre Issa-Onilu, announced former Oyo State Governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, as the acting National Chairman.
But Giadom, the party’s Deputy National Secretary, would have none of that.
To him, he remains the authentic acting National Chairman, following a ruling of FCT High Court.
Giadom insisted he remains the highest ranking official following the ruling of the Court of Appeal on Tuesday, which upheld Oshiomhole’s suspension and declared all his actions since his suspension, null and void.
A statement by Wole Afolabi, counsel to Giadom, in the suit filed at the FCT High Court, reads:
“COURT RECOGNIZES VICTOR GIADOM AS ACTING NATIONAL CHAIRMAN OF APC
“Our attention has been drawn to a Statement purportedly issued by the Publicity Secretary of the APC to the effect that Senator Abiola Ajumobi is to act as the National Chairman of APC following the suspension from office of Comrade Adams Oshiomhole by the Court of Appeal.
“We wish to state that the statement must have been issued in complete ignorance of the order of the FCT High Court issued on 16th of March, 2020, by Hon. Justice S.U Bature in Suit No. FCT/HC/M/6447/2020 to the effect that Chief Victor Giadom is to act as the National Chairman of the party due to the suspension of Adams Oshiomhole as the National Chairman.
“The order was given the same day that the Court of Appeal earlier gave Oshiomhole a temporary respite by staying the execution of the said order suspending Oshiomhole. Now that the Court of Appeal has affirmed the order of suspension, it is only proper that the Order recognising Chief Victor Giadom is implemented.
“Consequently, we have written to all law-enforcement agencies to implement the said order and any one who attempts to parade himself/herself other than Chief Victor Giadom as the Acting Chairman of the APC would be facing contempt of court proceedings”.
