The Acting National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress
(APC) Comrade Timi Frank, has warned the National Chairman of the party
Chief John Oyegun, to stop the desperation to expel him from the party
even as he (Frank) threatened to sue the chairman (Oyegun) for contempt of
court.
Frank who was responding to a media reports that APC National Working
Committee (NWC) had upheld his suspension at its Tuesday meeting, also
challenged Chief Oyegun and his loyalists in NWC to publish the minutes of
the meeting where such decision was taken.
In a statement Timi Frank signed in Abuja on Thursday, said he has asked
his lawyer to sue the National Chairman for Contempt of Court, adding that
“any attempt to suspend or expel him from APC will break the party.”
He, therefore, challenged Chief Oyegun to convene a National Executive
Council (NEC) meeting to determine who will be thrown out of APC.
“I dare the National Chairman to convene NEC meeting and see who will be
removed between two of us.”
He explained that: “the claim by one of the Oyegun’s foot soldiers, Oji
Ngofa, that NWC had taken decision to hold on with the report of a
kangaroo zonal committee that recommended my suspension was a blatant
lie.”
Timi Frank made it cleared that he was intorch with other NWC members who
were part of Tuesday meeting and has obtained the minutes of their meeting
where nothing of such was discussed.
“This desperation by the National Chairman to expel me from APC will
backfire. He has now proven to the world that he had no respect for the
law. This matter is in court and the court has asked all the parties to
maintain status quo pending its determination but Chief Oyegun’s
desperation to send me out of this party can’t wait. Well, this is how he
disobey even the APC constitution at will.
“I am surprised that Oyegun is deploying his strength against me instead
of joining hands with President Muhammad Buhari to find solutions to
problems confronting the nation at this time. It is high time Oyegun stop
distracting Mr. President and boring Nigerians with my issue with APC.
“It is expected of a National Chairman of a ruling party to rally all
supports for the President and not causing disunity under himself.
While explaining that he took the party to court after he had exuasted all
the known internal mechanism to get justice for his constitutional rights
but to no avail, added that he remain a loyal member of APC and will
definitely abide by whatever is the outcome of the court.
“I have said it times without number that I love this party so much and I
want Mr. President to succeed in delivering the change we promised
Nigerians. That can only happen where justice reigns. This fight is not
about me but about young Nigerians and to save our democracy from the
hands on undemocratic elements like Chief Oyegun.”