Immediate-past National Chairman of APC, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole says the ongoing membership revalidation exercise violates the party’s constitution.
He, therefore, berated the Interim National Committee led by Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni for coming up with the idea.
Oshiomhole spoke to newsmen on Monday after revalidating his membership of the party at Unit 1, Ward 10, Iyamho, Etsako West local government of Edo state.
The former party boss said, “APC is governed by a constitution and not by man; the constitution only provides for registration and I registered as a member of the APC in 2014 under the Interim national chairman Chief Bisi Akande.
“There is nothing in the APC constitution that says a member shall revalidate or renew its membership.
“Once you registered when you joined the party and you have not decamped, you are a member. So revalidation is strange to our constitution.
“I have only done this because I want peace to reign but in doing this, we have to be careful not to create constitutional breach.”
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However, Oshiomholesaid it was understandable to review the register of members since some members would have died and new ones decamped to the party.
“If you ask me as a foundation member who have never decamped to revalidate my membership, it is double registration because there is nothing like revalidation in our constitution.
“By asking me to revalidate my membership means I was not a member when I have never left the party.
“So I think the correct language should be either reviewing or updating because it makes sense to review voters register due to the new members that have joined or those that have exited,” he stated.
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