Categories: NewsPolitics

APC National Sec: Ex-Minister, Adebayo Shittu, Rejects South-West Unity List

A former Minister of Communications during President Muhammadu Buhari’s first tenure in office and aspirant for the position of National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adebayo Shittu, has rejected the Unity List endorsed by South-West governors.

While Shittu is contesting for the position of the National Secretary of the party, the unity list from the South-West has the name of Senator Iyiola Omisore as the consensus candidate for the position.

Shittu spoke at the venue of the ongoing national convention of APC on Saturday on AriseNews and monitored by our correspondent.

He said the consensus arrangement was a violation of his rights and those of the people of Nigeria.

He ruled out stepping down for any other aspirant without an election for the position.

“For me, I will see the issue of consensus as an element of oppression against my person, against my rights and against the good people of Nigerians.

“The question of stepping down does not arise,” Shittu declared.

He said politicians only come up with the issue of consensus to cheat or violate the rights of others.

He challenged the APC to show its progressive nature by adhering to the tenets of democracy.

“People are touting the issue of consensus whenever they want to cheat on others, whenever they want to engage in dictatorship. Whenever they want to infringe on the rights of others, they import the word consensus.

“Consensus cannot be a compulsory agenda. Look at the crowd here. In what other platform can you get this type of crowd?

“Why would we then be compromising all the tenets of democracy? Why are we afraid of elections, why are we not living up to the credentials of a progressive party?

“We claim to be a progressive party, why are we not doing things differently from all other parties? Why are we not showing the light for others to follow?“ the former Minister queried.

Recent Posts

Late Olubadan To Be Buried Today By 4pm

The late Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Lekan Balogun, Alli Okunmade II, will be interred according…

1 min ago

Lawyer Dragged To Court Over Refusal To Pay Prostitute

The police on Wednesday took a 26-year-old lawyer named Ekunife Emmanuel from Jahi, Abuja, to…

12 mins ago

Man Who Introduced Neighbour’s 13-Year-Old Daugther To Porn Bags Life Sentence

A man, Nurudeen Nasiru, has been convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment for introducing his…

14 mins ago

Woman Stabbed To Death While Mediating Between Fighters

A 45-year-old man, Tajudeen Olaleye, has been ordered to be remanded at the correctional centre…

21 mins ago

We’ve Intensified Security In Osun Boundary Communities – Amotekun

The Osun State Command of the Amotekun Corps has disclosed that it had intensified surveillance…

35 mins ago

Gunmen Threaten To Kill Abducted 287 Pupils If N1bn Ransom Is Not Paid Before March 27 Deadline

The sum of N1bn has been demanded by gunmen who kidnapped 287 students and teachers…

39 mins ago

This website uses cookies.