Politics
Oshiomhole Speaks On 2023 Election, Why He Remains Relevant
” I don’t think I need to be a chairman to be of any relevance.”
Former national chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole has aired his thoughts on the 2023 general election and why he remains relevant.
Oshiomhole who insists he is happily sleeping on his right by not contesting his removal as the APC chairman asserted that “I think by 2023, God will not forsake a nation of 200 million people our democracy has come to stay. It’s not perfect. A couple of things can be done to strengthen it, but we’ll move on, we’ll get on with the job and I believe that God in his infinite powers will help Nigerians to sustain our democracy and to guide us as we move towards 2023.”
The former governor of Edo state who made his conviction known at the fundraiser and investiture of Victoria Unuoarumi as the 10th president of the Rotary club in Abuja on Saturday, according to a report monitored by societynow.ng on newswirengr.com further asserted that “As an optimist, I always make the point that with all the problems that Nigeria has, the sub Nigeria is still much more than the sum total of all these problems”
The former labor leader according to the report monitored by societynow.ng also spoke a bit about his removal about APC chairman and why he chose not to contest the development and why he remains satisfied with what he was able to achieve while he held the position.
“I had addressed newsmen shortly after my removal and said that regardless of the legality or illegality of my removal, I accepted what happened in good faith and resolved I would not contest it. I promised to remain committed, do what I can as a party member to support the party.
“You know in law, you can decide as I have done to sleep on my right. I have chosen, for the purpose of my chairmanship, to sleep on my rights and it will remain sleeping and happily so. As you can see, even since I left office, I’m still active in all activities of the party because I don’t think I need to be a chairman to be of any relevance.
“I didn’t join the party because I wanted to become chairman, I joined the part because I wanted to form an alternate platform that was capable of taking PDP out of power and that objective was achieved.” Oshiomhole who threw all in had into the battle but failed to stop Godwin Obaseki who left APC and secured re-election on the platform of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) stated.
