Adams Oshiomhole, national
chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), was detained by the Department
of State Services (DSS) on Sunday.
TheCable reports that Oshiomhole was grilled by DSS
operatives for nine hours after some APC governors alleged that he received
bribes during the party’s primary elections across the country.
Sources revealed that the
APC chairman was asked to resign during interrogation by the DSS.
But Oshiomhole resisted the
pressure to resign, saying he would only do so if he loses the confidence of
President Muhammadu Buhari.
The APC chairman told the DSS
that the president was in the loop of every action he took during the party’s primaries.
“Adams Oshiomhole was arrested by
the DSS, they didn’t show him any petition. It was alleged by some governors
that he collected bribe during the primaries,” a source said.
“He was told to resign and he
told DSS operatives that he will resign if he loses the confidence of the
president. He said everything the party did, he (Buhari) was in the know.”
Another source said the president
expressed shock at the governors’ move, saying he was not aware of the
development.
“On Monday night Oshiomhole met
with the president and briefed him on what happened and the president was
shocked. The president said he did not know about it and promised to look into
it,” the source said.
The APC primaries were marred by
controversies. Elections in some states had to be repeated.
In Zamfara, the Independent
National Electoral Commission (INEC) said the party will not participate in the
2019 polls because it could not successfully conclude its primary before the
deadline.
In Imo, the APC favoured the
governorship candidacy of Hope Uzodimma, senator representing Imo west, over
Uche Nwosu, son-in-law of Rochas Okorocha, governor the state.
Ibikunle Amosun, Ogun governor,
fell out with the party’s national working committee (NWC) after it chose Dapo
Abiodun as the state’s gubernatorial candidate. Abiodun Akinlade is Amosun’s
preferred candidate.
A number of APC governors have
expressed disappointment over the way the national leadership of the party had
gone about the issues, hence the move against Oshiomhole.
The APC chairman told the DSS that the president was in the loop of every action he took during the party’s primaries. vs On Monday night Oshiomhole met with the president and briefed him on what happened and the president was shocked. The president said he did not know about it and promised to look into it,” the source said. so Nigerians IDRIS , DAURA ,and now OSHIOMHOLE all said that the bad action the take is from the president (THREE WITNESS ) even the bible and the quran accept the verdict of three witness
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