National chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole has ignored Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello over his statement land that he is the land lord of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kogi State and that no tenant can push him away.
Governor Yahaya Bello had said last week, that it is not possible for tenant to drive out landlord, explaining that having built the APC in the State, no one can deny him it’s ticket for his second term as Governor.
Oshiomhole, who answered reporters’ questions today, June 21, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, said that he had never read or heard Governor Yahaya Bello made such statement.
“I have not heard or seen where Yahaya Bello said (that as landlord of Kogi State APC, no one can deny him the ticket to contest the November gubernatorial election)”
When pressed to respond to the governor’s statement, the chairman simply walked away.
It was not before he said that what happened in Edo and Bauchi State Houses of Assembly, where a few members elected speakers was clearly illegal and unconstitutional.
According to him, the constitution provides that the Assembly should first be proclaimed to be opened for business by the chief executive as was done by President Muhammadu Buhari in the case of National Assembly.
He stressed that anything short of such constitutional procedure cannot hold water, adding: “democracy is all about the rule of law and no one can operate outside such rule of law and still claim to be practicing democracy.”
Oshiomhole vehemently denied allegation in some quarters that he has been trying to assume the position of god-father in Edo State after he was known to have fought the concept and practice of god-fatherism during his days as governor.
