Dr Kayode Ajulo, Ex-National Secretary of the Labour Party, has said that the consensus arrangement of the All Progressives Congress (APC) which produced its National Chairman will be declared illegal if challenged in court.
In a statement which he sent to newsmen on Saturday in Abuja, the lawyer said any aspirant for the office of the National Chairmanship of the party has the ‘locus’ to challenge the consensus.
Ajulo argued that the Electoral Act, as amended, did not make provision for consensus arrangement, hence, it’s strange to law.
His statement read in part: “It is no more news that the National Convention of the All Progressives Congress has been slated for (today) Saturday, the 26th of March, 2022.
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“Several notable Nigerians like the former Governor of Zamfara State, Gov. Abdulaziz Yari, Mallam Salihu Mustapha, Muhammed Etsu, Senator Sani Musa, Senator Abdullahi Adamu and others have showed intentions to vie for the National Chairmanship position of the party.
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“In a twist of event, the APC governors and President Muhammadu Buhari, exercising their right of choice have resolved to pick one of the candidate as the Party’s Consensus Candidate for the position of the National Chairman of the Party at the upcoming National Convention.”
He added: “Section 82(3) of the Electoral Act, 2022* provides that:
“The election of members of the executive committee or other governing body of a political party, including the election to fill a vacant position in any of the aforesaid bodies, shall be conducted democratically and allowing for all members of the party or duly elected delegates to vote in support of a candidate of their choice”.
