The presidential candidate of the African Democratic
Congress (ADC), Dumebi Kachikwu has been suspended by the leadership of the
party.
ADC’s Deputy National Chairman, Dr. Bamidele Ajadi in a
statement he issued and signed on behalf of the party accused Kachikwu of
false, misguided and defamatory video he made and circulated, among other
infractions.
While revealing that the decision was taken after an
emergency National Working Committee (NWC) meeting held on Friday, 2nd
September 2022, the party stated categorically that it considered Kachikwu’s
action as, “smacking of crass irresponsibility, gross indiscipline,
disingenuous scandalization and blackmail and completely unfit of someone who
wants to be President of Nigeria.”
“The NWC viewed with great concern the baseless and defamatory video made,
published and circulated by Mr. Dumebi Kachikwu, which was intended to disparage
and impugn the integrity and image of a peaceful and transformation-oriented
African Democratic Congress and its national officers.”
The party further added that the speech of its presidential candidate in the
said video contravened the principles and values upon which ADC was founded and
the specific provision of Article 16 of the ADC Constitution.
Quoting the party’s constitution, Ajadi said: “Act(s) conduct or utterances
likely to bring the party into hatred, contempt or ridicule; engaging in
dishonest practices, defrauding the party, its members or officials; engaging
in anti-party activities; unauthorized publicity of Party dispute or
fractionalization or creating parallel Party organ(s) at any level; engaging in
any other activities likely to cause disaffection among Party members or likely
to disrupt the peaceful, lawful and efficient conduct of party business;
belonging to any such factional group or organ; collusion or conspiracy to
convene unauthorized meetings, shall constitute acts of gross misconduct.”
Ajadi noted that the NWC strongly believes that to demean the character of the
founders and financiers of ADC, who have worked tirelessly to build an enviable
brand that Nigerians are proud of and which many great minds have stood
elections under, smacks of gross indiscipline.
The party noted that there have been several actions, publications and
utterances in the past aimed at maligning the ADC national officers, which the
NWC chose to ignore, for peace to reign.
The party added: “The NWC also noted that since the 9th of June 2022 when he
was elected the presidential candidate, he has failed, neglected and/or refused
to share with the party, any meaningful, constructive or reasonable
Presidential Campaign Roadmap for the forthcoming presidential election.
“His negative actions and/or inactions so far, have put in jeopardy the fate
and prospects of all our candidates contesting for various offices across the
country. The committee of the whole house, in a very clear and unequivocal
term, condemned the said video in its entirety and described it as a piece of
badly crafted blackmail and mudslinging, and thereby unanimously recommended
his immediate suspension from the party from today, Friday 2nd September 2022.
“This resolution would be forwarded to the National Executive Council for
further actions.”
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