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Osun By-election: Aspirant Lauds APC NWC For Allowing Justice To Prevail

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7 years ago

June 13, 2017

By Abdulrofiu Agboola

An All Progressives Congress (APC) aspirant for the Osun West Senatorial District bye-election, Senator Mudashir Hussein has lauded the National Secretariat of the Party for standing on the side of justice by upturning his disqualification from contesting for the primaries under the platform of the party.

The National Working Committee (NWC) of the party, led by the Chairman, Chief John Odigiwe-Oyegun had upturned the decision of the Honourable Sanusi Garba Rikiji-led screening committee of the party, which disqualified Hussein on the ground that he has failed to resign his appointment as a Commissioner in Osun State before signifying intention to contest for the election.

The screening committee ratified the younger brother of the late Senator Isiaka Adeleke, Ademola Adeleke as the unopposed candidate for the primaries of the party.

The former senator appealed his disqualification, arguing that he had already resigned his appointment, but the Appeal Panel dismissed his appeal and ratified the decision of the screening committee, the report of which was forwarded to the NWC for final decision.

According to Hussein, with the decision of the party which upturned his disqualification, it is now clear to the whole world that the APC is a party that respects the rule of the game and the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

“I must thank the Almighty Allah, the people of Osun, particularly the people of Osun West for their prayers and support to our course, inspite of the challenges that heralded my aspiration to return to the Nigeria Senate after the death of our respected late Senator Isiaka Adeleke”. He said.

“The decision of the leadership of our party has shown that the ruling APC, under the leadership of Odigiwe-Oyegun is a party to beat any day any time”.

He said the decision was a signal that the APC would emerge victorious at the poll.