…Says Tinubu has no hand in Adamu, Omisore ordeal
Former National Legal Adviser of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Muiz Banire, SAN, has said that the resignation of the National Chairman, Senator Abdullahi Adamu and the National Secretary, Senator Iyiola Omisore is not supported by the constitution of the party.
Speaking on the Channels Television programme, Politics Today, Banire said the party constitution never contemplated the resignation of any National Working Committee (NWC) member.
He said, “There is nowhere in the APC constitution that this situation is contemplated at all. As of today, there is no provision for resignation in the APC constitution. So, what has happened is somehow extraordinary.
“That would now leave you with what happened immediately after the man resigned. Now we have the deputy national chairman north taking over the saddle, the only provision you can hide under is the powers of the deputy national chairman of north and south, which says that if the chairman is incapable of performing functions of his office or in his absence, any of the deputy national chairmen can act.
“That is the only provision they can ride on now because there is no provision for situations such as resignation in the APC constitution. Who should the resignation be addressed to and what will happen, all these are the lacuna that exists in the current APC constitution.”
Banire dismissed the claim that President Bola Tinubu might be responsible for the resignation of the chairman, saying that the president would gain nothing with the resignation.
“There is nothing President Tinubu would gain from removing the chairman from office because he did not support him at the initial stage. The reality of the situation in APC is that the President is the leader of the party.
“So, there is nothing much even his stay would have impacted on the presidency. I would easily discount that but I believe that the issue of the NWC being unhappy would have led to his exit.
“It is possible that the president wants someone that is committed to his ideals and loyal to his objectives. But the reality of the matter is that I did not see president’s involvement in this matter. If Adamu remains in office, there is hardly anything he can do in the absence of the president’s directive.
“You saw what happened throughout the right years of President Muhammadu Buhari, virtually all the decisions particularly during his second term were subjected to his final decision. And that still remains the situation up till now even within the context of the APC constitution.
“So, I do not see any extra gain in even doing away with him. But one thing I know as a matter of fact is that personally, I have always felt that some of these people that have found their way into the management of the party do not have the competent or capacity to lead a political party particularly a party like APC.
“The resignation is not ordinary and there must be some intrigues behind it, which is yet to be known to the people. But I’m sure that the members of APC particularly the National Working Committee and the National Executive Council certainly know all that has gone on before the sudden resignation.
“I tell you for free that it was so bad that even the APC constitution never contemplated resignation that is why you cannot find a specific section addressing the issue of resignation of officers,” he said.
