Tenure elongation cause of crisis in APC – Emokpaire

A chieftain of the All (APC), Chief Ibrahim Emokpaire has noted that the lingering crisis in the ruling party is as a result of tenure elongation proposed by some of its leaders supporting the previous National Working Committee (NWC) led by Chief John Odigie-Oyegun.

Emokpaire, however called on all party supporters to support the current leadership of Comrade Adams Oshiomhole to ensure victory for the party in the 2019 general elections.

Chief Emokpaire speaking to journalists on Monday in Abuja stated that Comrade Oshiomhole deserves the support of all the APC members this period that the party is supposed to be strategizing to ensure landslide victory in 2019.

A former APC National Chairmanship aspirant, Chief Emokpaire who stepped down for the current National Chairman said: “We can see the handwork of the agent of tenure elongation at play; the same advocates of tenure elongation are mostly behind the removal of the party National Chairman.

“The primary election crisis was created by these same tenure elongation agents where election congresses were duplicated across the 36 states. These same advocates of tenure elongation have metamorphosed into election primary crisis in our great party today.

“We should not heap the blame on Comrade Oshiomhole, he has given our great party, the APC a strong and unwavering leadership; upholding internal democracy since assumption as the National Party Chairman”.

The Edo state born politician advised that party members not to allow those been sponsored by the opposition party to whittle down the authority and strong leadership direction of the party Chairman.

“Our party, the APC has achieved enormous feat since we came into government. The President Muhammadu Buhari Administration has demonstrated to Nigerians that good governance is possible. This can only be achieved through prudent management of all available resources as against the looting of our common patrimonies.

“The Party Chairman on assumption of duty was preoccupied with illegal gale of some defecting members of the party who planned to wrestle power from President Muhammadu Buhari, and not to allow him seek a second term.

“This would have been possible if the tenure elongation advocates were left to saddle party leadership. Going forward, I will appeal to those demanding for the removal of Comrade Oshiomhole’s removal to sheath their sword and allow peace to reign within the party, they should not play into the hands of opposition who are regrouping to take over power and completely ruin our Nation of what is left”, he stated.