Few days after the Independent National Electoral Commission rejected the suspension of the National Chairman of African Action Congress, AAC, Omoleye Sowore by the National Working Committee of the party, the Committee on Wednesday passed a vote of confidence on the Acting Chairman of the Party, Dr. Leonard Nzenwa.
This was contained in a communiqué issued after the NWC meeting held in Abuja. The communiqué was signed and made available to newsmen by the Acting Chairman, Leonard Nzenwa.
It reads in part
“The National Working Committee (NWC) received the Reform Agenda of the new Acting Chairman containing the new three-point agenda, reviewed it and adopted same for implementation in other to reform, restructure and rebuild the party.
“The NWC frowned at how the over One hundred and fifty-seven million naira (N157,000,000.00) presidential campaign funds donated by party faithful within and outside the country was illegally utilized and not properly accounted for.
“That the purported suspension of the Rivers State Chairman of the Party is declared null and void as having been done illegally and the
Chairman is directed to continue to discharge the duties of his office.
“To review the cases of compromise of election petitions of the party in different states and cases of collusion involving the suspended Chairman Mr. Omoyele Sowore with some political parties.
“That following a review of the petition of some aggrieved members of the Rivers State Chapter of the Party alleging the absconding with the sum of $1,000,000.00 received by the suspended Chairman of the Party, Mr. Omoleye Sowore from a Chieftain of a rival political party for adoption of our Party as a general opposition platform for Rivers State, the National Working Committee set up a 3-man Committee headed by Hon. Musa Abu to investigate the allegations and report back in 7 days.
“To review all election litigations in court including legal representations to ensure that the chances of the party are enhanced and to wedge bad eggs within the party working to undermine the interest of the party.
“That the NWC viewed with concern the decision of one Tawo Tawo SAN, (a lawyer alleged to have close links with one of the chieftains of a rival party) to continue to disrespect the new leadership of the party and continue to relate with the suspended Chairman on election petition issues concerning Rivers State.
“The said Tawo Tawo has by some actions shown to have conducted himself in a manner that is injurious to the legal pursuits of the party and allowing him to continue will be damaging to the party hence the decision to remove him as lawyer and appointment of another senior lawyer who will enhance the chances of the party in our quest to reclaim our mandate.
“The party has also appointed legal representatives where the suspended former Chairman refused to appoint one because of the collusion and will further review representations that are tainted or influenced by outside elements.”
INEC had rejected Sowore's suspension on the grounds that the move did not follow due process. It affirmed that it would continue to work with Sowore in relation to the affairs of the party.
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