Amidst the controversy raging in the Action Democratic Party (ADP) the National Chairman and Presidential candidate of the party in the last election, Yusuf Yabagi Sani, has debunked the statement credited to the former National Secretary of the party, James Okoroma, claiming that he (Sani) has been suspended as chairman by the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) over alleged misappropriation of funds.
Sani in a statement he personally signed on Sunday, noted that Okoroma and his cohorts have no such powers to suspend him as they have either been suspended or have ceased to be members of the party, according to the party’s Constitution, stressing that he remains the National Chairman of the party.
“My attention has been drawn to the statement credited to the suspended National Secretary of the Action Democratic Party (ADP), Dr. James Okoroma and his cohorts, which claimed that I, Yusuf Yabagi Sani, have been suspended as National Chairman of the party by the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party.
” Let me make it clear that the purported suspension is self defeating, dead on arrival and completely invalid for the following reasons amongst others: (I) The so called NWC members are either former or suspended ADP National officers who are no longer members of the ADP NWC. For instance Dr. James Okoroma knows he is no longer ADP National Secretary by the resolution of the National Executive Committee (NEC) of ADP which has since several months ago been duly communicated to INEC. Barr Obadiah Bichi who is purported to be the National Legal Adviser has since withdrawn his membership of ADP,” he said.
Secondly, Sani said that by the ADP Constitution the NWC can not suspend the National Chairman adding thirdly that in any event non of the signatories to the purported resolution suspending the National Chairman is a member of ADP NWC.
He therefore stated categorically that he remains the National Chairman of the ADP.
“Finally I will not want to comment about the false and damaging allegations made against my person including misappropriation, forgery and high handedness in the running of the party; as those matters have already been submitted to a Court of competent jurisdiction,” he said.
Innocent Odoh, Abuja
