The National Working Committee(NWC) of the All Progressives Congress(APC) has affirmed the appointment of Senator Abiola Ajimobi as the acting national chairman of the party.
Ajimobi, a former governor of Oyo State, was the Deputy National Chairman (South) of the party until his appoitnment and affirmation by the NWC after the suspension the party’s Chairman, Adams Oshiomole by the Appeal court.
The appointment of Ajimobi was affirmed at the 45th emergency meeting of the party’s working committee which had 15 of the 21 NWC members in attendance.
The party’s National Vice Chairman, South South, Chief Hilary Eta, who was elected to chair the meeting, also announced the seven-man Edo State Governorship Election Panel to conduct the June 22 primary.
The panel will be chaired by Governor Hope Uzodima of Imo State while Senator Ajibola Bashiru of Osun State will serve as the secretary.
He also announced the composition of a five-man Election Appeal Panel headed by Prof. Mustapha Bello and Dr. Kayode Ajulo as the secretary of the panel.
Eta also said Hon Victor Giadon, who is parading himself as the acting chairman of the party, had ceased to be a member of the NWC having resigned to contest for Deputy Governorship of Rivers State during the last general elections.
