The Progressives Youth Movement (PYM), a youth group in the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), has queried the sincerity of the National Chairman of the party, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole to the re-election bid of President Muhammadu Buhari.

According to a statement released in Abuja on Monday and signed by its Chairman, Mallam Musasa Abdullahi and Secretary, Udo Akpandem, the PYM said some of Oshiomhole’s actions tend to undermine the electoral chances of President Buhari.

The group wondered if truly Comrade Oshiomhole was working for the re-election of President Buhari or acting as a fifth columnist in the ruling party as insinuated in some quarters.

“We view with concern the threat by Oshiomhole to report political parties other than the APC who are adopting and campaigning for President Buhari ahead of the 2019 elections.

“We had expected that the National Chairman would be happy that other political parties are adopting President Buhari and campaigning for his re-election. It is illogical that a party chairman would be unhappy that other parties are campaigning for his presidential candidate.

“With his present stand, Oshiomhole is demonstrating that fighting his personal war against some perceived adversaries is more important to him than the successful election of President Buhari for a second term.

“We see a contrast in the stand of Oshiomhole and the posture of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) which is encouraging members of other political parties through the platform of CUPP to adopt and campaign for its presidential candidate.

“The National Chairman has been allowed to run the party in his own fashion for too long without caution and this is already affecting the perception of the party by well-meaning members of the public.

“We call on the National Executive Committee of the party to convene and call Comrade Oshiomhole to order before he does irreparable damage to the electoral fortunes of the party in 2019.

“The most important contest for the APC in 2019 and at all times is the presidential election. Our party cannot in the quest of the chairman to fight personal battles undermine its chances in the presidential election.

“We cannot afford to behave like the proverbial man who carried an elephant on his head and used his leg to hunt for ants. A stitch in time saves nine,” the statement read.

Oshiomhole had last week condemned the adoption of President Buhari by political parties of former members of the APC, threatening to report them to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for fraud.