Kwara APC backs Issa-Onilu, attacks Nabena
The Kwara state chapter for the All Progressive Congress has backed the National Publicity Secretary of the party, Lanre Issa-Onilu.
Recall that the Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr. Yekini Nabena had declared himself the Party’s National Publicity Secretary banking on a court order.
However, the state chairman of the party, Hon. Bolarinwa Bashir Omolaja, in a statement in Ilorin, the Kwara state capital, on Monday, blamed described Nabena’s declaration as shocking, saying the sit is legitimately occupied by Issa-Onilu.
The statement reads in part, “For a position that has been zoned to the North Central zone and micro zoned to Kwara State, we of the Kwara State APC solidly and unanimously would stand in defence of our rightful position of the APC National Publicity Secretary and candidate, Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu.
“The purported Sokoto court order Nabena seeks to profit from restrains the party from appointing or electing Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu for the position of APC National Publicity Secretary. This was a process legally concluded by the North Central zone in July 2019, we seek none of these in March 2020.
“In any case, the procured Sokoto court order has elapsed and no longer in effect.
“In Nabena’s attempt to announce his “takeover”, he has failed to avail himself of the legal requirements for APC National Offices. It is necessary and important we allow ourselves to be guided by the rules and hopefully desist from going down the rabbit hole. Following the APC zoning arrangement which has been respected and strictly adhered to, National offices are filled through the convention or replacement from the zone (which applied to Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu and other members of the National Working Committee (NWC) whenever there’s vacancy.
“Recall that in July 2019, Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu was confirmed, after a period in acting capacity as the APC National Publicity Secretary, he was unanimously elected unopposed following a ratification by the party’s North Central Zonal Executive Committee meeting and Mini Convention held in Abuja.
“The unanimously approved motion for ratification was moved by the Nasarawa State Party Chairman, Hon. Philip Shekwo and seconded by the Kogi State party Chairman, Hon. Abdullahi Bello.
“The Kwara State Chapter of the APC calls on the National Working Committee (NWC) to do the needful and allow Mallam Lanre remain the occupant of the office.”
