The All Progressives Congress (APC) National Working Committee (NWC) faction of the All Pro led by the party’s National Vice Chairman (South South), Hilliard Eta has said that its members will not participate in the National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting scheduled for Thursday.
This was contained in a statement issued on Wednesday night and jointly signed by Eta, and the acting National Secretary, Waziri Bulama.
The NWC said President Muhammadu Buhari was wrongly adviced or blackmailed into endorsing Victor Giadom and approving the NEC meeting.
The statement reads: “We wish to unequivocally state that members of the National Working Committee (NWC) believe that the President was offered wrong advice or blackmailed into lending his weighty office to the illegality of the National Executive Committee meeting purportedly convened by one Victor Giadom on 25th June, 2020.
“We hereby respectfully implore Mr President to kindly avail himself with facts of the matter regarding the impasse presently experienced by the party so as to guide him in his assessment of the matter because we are sure that the President if properly advised, would come to the conclusion that the meeting convened by Chief Victor Giadom bothers on illegality and criminality.
”Giadom faction had on late Thursday evening got an endorsement of the Presidency over the planned NEC meeting which he has repeatedly said has the mandate to resolve the leadership tussle in the ruling APC.
“The National Working Committee (NWC) regrets to turn down the invitation to the illegal and unconstitutional National Executive Committee (NEC) convened by Chief Victor Giadom.
“We believe that attending such a meeting will amount to embracing illegalities and turning a blind eye to the infractions on the Constitution of our great party.”
