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From Romanus Ugwu, Abuja
The leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has landed in fresh crisis following claims by a member of the National Working Committee (NWC) that the National Chairman, Abdullahi Adamu and Secretary, Iyiola Omisore, have turned the party into an autocratic and retrogressive party.
North-West Zonal Chairman and NWC member, Salihu Moh Lukman, in a statement in Abuja, yesterday, alleged that Adamu and Omisore have violated the party’s constitution and also failed to account for the millions of naira raked into the party’s coffers since they assumed office a year ago.
He also decried the failure of the chairman and chief scribe to convene meeting of organs of the party, like National Executive Committee (NEC), National Caucus and National Advisory Council (NAC), which were in clear violation of the party’s constitution.
Lukman expressed disappointment on the failure of the two leaders to render accountability to relevant organs of the party, warning that democracy without accountability was dictatorship.
“It is public knowledge that the party has earned billions of Naira in revenue from sales of forms to aspiring contestants for the 2023 general elections. But we are yet to, as NWC, declare to any organ of the party how much we inherited from Mai Mala-led Caretaker Committee and how much was received as donations and contributions for the 2023 elections. Large-scale expenditure, which include the renovation of the National Secretariat complex are being undertaken without any organ of the party exercising the powers of due diligence.
“As a member of the NWC, I can say without fear of contradiction, all decisions bordering on managing the finances of the party are being taken by the National Chairman, Abdullahi Adamu and the National Secretary, Iyiola Omisore. Most members of NWC are reduced to onlookers or at best rubber stamp. All appeals for accountability have fallen on deaf ears. Decision of the NWC to convene NEC meeting in August last year was simply sabotaged. Once the party’s constitution is no longer the guide for managing the affairs of the party, discretionary decisions of leaders take over. Consequently, even what get paid to party officials and organs becomes acts of benevolence by the National Chairman or anyone he delegates.”
Lukman appealed to the president-elect to immediately intervene to restore constitutional order in the management of the party affairs.
