BY MARY KUYE
Adams Oshiomhole, the immediate past National Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), has said on Satu he has accepted the decision of the National Executive Committee in good faith, adding that he had no regret for his actions.
Surprisingly, this is the first time the former APC Chairman will be reacting to the crisis that eventually led to the dissolution of the NWC of the party.
He said he had no regret for all the actions he took while in office, while he also pledged his continued support and loyalty to President Muhammadu Buhari.
Speaking to journalists on Saturday, Mr Oshiomhole, said he has accepted the decision, but would not talk about the legality or otherwise of the decision.
He said: “A special NEC meeting was called and at the end of the meeting, the national working committee was dissolved and I ceased to be chairman.
“Mr President graciously invited me to his office in 2018, precisely two years ago. The president said ‘if you do not reform the All Progressives Congress (APC), you can as well forget about 2019.
“And, I know that reforms can be challenging and it will entail taking difficult decisions, but mine has been a life of trouble, I accepted this and I believe that I did my best,” he told journalists on Saturday at his office in Asokoro, Abuja.
“I am happy that the 2019 elections have come and gone, thanks to Nigerians, our president had more votes in 2019 than we had in 2015 and we have more members in the Senate and in the House of Representatives.
“Unlike in 2015, we were unable to manage our victories in two chambers to an extent that we ended up with a PDP Senate President,” Mr Oshiomhole said, taking a swipe at the former chairman, Mr Oyegun.
“The process of leadership requires that you make decisions. I am a man of very strong conviction and I live by what I believe in. I recognise that for every decision that you make, particularly when you embark on radical reforms, you are going to step on some toes.
“That was clear to me, I am not assuming leadership for the first time, I have taken my decisions and I am happy, at the end of the day, how do you judge the performance of a party,” he said as he boasted of the party’s victories at the last General Elections.”
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