APC NWC lifts suspension on Shuaibu, Inuwa; Resolves to withdraw all pending court

By Romanus Ugwu, Abuja

The All Progressives Congress (APC) National Working Committee (NWC), rose from several hours of tension-soaked meeting at the party’s National Secretariat and announced the lifting of the suspension clamped on the Deputy National Chairman (North), Shuaibu Lawal and National Vice Chairman (North-west), Abdulkadir Inuwa.

It also resolved to withdraw all pending cases in court instituted by any of the national officers against each other.

On the lifting of suspensions, National Chairman, Adams Oshiomhole said: “People have issues which they feel strongly about and as a result, the NWC took some decisions which affected my friend and brother, Sen. Lawal Shuaibu, Deputy National Chairman North.

“The NWC had a reason for suspending him as at then. Today, we have reviewed the situation and we believe that in the spirit of our renewed commitment to build unity and true reconciliation, we, as leaders of the party elected at the national convention should live by example. And that means for those we think have offended the system, we have chosen to lift their suspensions. Sen. Lawal Shuaibu can resume his duties as Deputy National Chairman (North).

“We also reviewed the matter of Inuwa Abdulkadir, National Vice Chairman Northwest. By the same spirit, the NWC was unanimous in lifting the suspension and he resumes work with immediate effect. So, with these two decisions, the two members of the NWC who were suspended, their suspensions have now been lifted,” he said.

Meanwhile, Oshiomhole, has pledged to change his leadership style, admitting that he was not the best party chairman in the world.

Oshiomhole, in his opening remarks, argued that the crisis happened for a purpose.

He maintained that as a human being, his colleagues at the NWC ought to understand that he was fallible.