The national secretariat of the All Progressives Congress was relatively peaceful yesterday amid the squabble for occupancy of the seat of the national chairman following the affirmation on Tuesday of the judgment of an Abuja High Court suspending Comrade Adams Oshiomhole from office by the Court of Appeal.
APC’s National Vice Chairman (South South), Hilliard Eta, and Deputy National Secretary, Victor Giadom, had been laying claim to the chairmanship of the party in an acting capacity.
A detachment of policemen was, however, strategically positioned at the secretariat to check breakdown of law and order.
The National Working Committee (NWC) members backing Eta for the job, including the National Organising Secretary, Emma Ibediro, National Treasurer, Adamu Fanda, and National Secretary, Waziri Bulama, were yesterday sighted at the headquarters ahead of the official inauguration of the Governor Hope Uzodinma-led Edo State Governorship Primaries Election Committee.
There was nevertheless a mild drama, as Giadom arrived the head office at around 12noon, chauffeur driven to the territory of the national chair, but left the venue 30 minutes later in the same sports utility van (SUV) to the consternation of onlookers, comprising journalists.
