APC Chairman, Adams Oshiomhole

A group which calls itself APC Young Stakeholders  protested at the All Progressives Congress Party Secretariat today, demanding that the party’s National  Chairman, Adams Oshiomhole resigned his position.

The youths carried various placards many of which read: “Enough is enough!” and “Oshiomhole Must Go!”  They claimed they were tired of what they described as the lackadaisical and weak leadership which the Chairman has given.

The Convener of APC Young Stakeholders, Ahmed Adamu in a statement  enumerated the sins of Oshiomole as follows:

” Micromanaging the Party and weakening the other organs of the party: Oshiomole has made the APC a one man show, that borders around himself and himself alone. Nothing else works in the party without his control. The other organs of the party have become weak. From the secretariat, to the youth wing, all are dead, because he has made the party revolve around him.

“Zero accountability: The party has raised Billions and Billions of Naira from the sale of forms during the 2019 elections. Up to date, Oshiomhole has not been able to account for these moneys, neither has he been able to show anything of worth in which he has spent the money on.

– Inability to manage internal crisis: Oshiomhole has shown lack of leadership capacity to manage the internal issues of the party. While it is not new that there would be disagreements within the party, effective and determined leadership would ordinarily bring everyone together. These qualities, Adams Oshiomhole lacks. Rather than be a unifier he has been a divider of the party. He has caused needless friction among members that has led to so much hate and anger in the party.

– Loss of States: Due to the incompetence of the Party Chairman, Adams Oshiomhole, the Party has been on a loosing streak. He has created a lot of division in the states and through sharp practices encouraged by him, he has allowed fraud divide the party in states. This has led us to unfortunate losses in states. Under the incompetence of Oshiomhole, we have lost Zamfara, Bacuhi, Sokoto, Adamawa, Benue and Oyo States. His recklessness and inability to manage the party is looking like we are up for more losses again.

– The party has become more divided under Adams Oshiomhole. Members have been set against each other to become enemies and he has failed to provide the unifying leadership needed.

– The party has become ideologically directionless under Adams Oshiomhhole. He has refused to entertain any scholarly seminars, intellectual conferences to boost the party’s policy-making and ideological growth.

– The party today is home to several unresolved disputes – due to his immaturity and inability to provide leadership.

– Issues of Payment for Ticket: Several members of the party were defrauded by proxies of Adams Oshiomhole who had collected money from them with the promise that they would be secured tickets and victories at the primaries. His proxies collected these moneys and it turned out that they were defrauded with no tickets.