The All Progressives Congress’
(APC) members at the House of Representatives have endorsed Adams Oshiomhole as
the next chairman of the ruling party.
Femi Gbajabiamila, House Majority
Leader, on Wednesday said the APC House members met with Mr Oshiomhole yesterday
and are now convinced that the former Edo State governor possess adequate
qualities to lead the ruling party.
“We sat down for over two hours
with Comrade Oshiomole and had a heart-to-heart discussion and we are all on
the same page,” Mr Gbajabiamila said in a Twitter update Wednesday morning. “As
a result of that solicitation, we as the @OfficialAPCNg caucus in the House of
Representatives believe in him.”
“We have more or less endorsed
him,” he emphasised.
Mr Oshiomhole joined the race for
the ruling party’s chairmanship last week, following weeks of high-profile
endorsements that reportedly included President Muhammadu Buhari.
A former Lagos State governor and
major broker in the APC, Bola Tinubu, is also said to be backing Mr Oshiomhole.
Mr Oshiomhole’s victory is all
but assured in the party’s convention slated for June 23. The incumbent
chairman, John Odigie-Oyegun, has reportedly withdrawn from the race after
calculating that he will not be able to neutralise the threat posed by Mr Oshiomhole.
The APC restricted its
chairmanship slot to the Edo State, making it difficult to find another viable
choice outside Mr Oshiomhole.
Mr Oshiomhole, who stepped down
as Edo governor after completing two terms, said he would lead the party to a
better future. Should he go ahead to become the party’s chairman as widely
expected, he would spend his early weeks mending fences within the party.
The violent ward and local
council congresses organised by the party have left several top politicians
within its ranks seething. Other power blocs within the party, like the nPDP,
are also threatening to derail the party’s prospects ahead of 2019.
But Mr Oshiomhole reportedly
assured members of the APC caucus during the Tuesday meeting that he was up to
task, with specific regards to the 2019 elections.
Speaker Yakubu Dogara was among
those present at the meeting, and all the members reportedly expressed
confidence in Mr Oshiomhole’s competence.
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