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Accord Party vice chair: I didn’t seek dissolution of party executives in court

The national vice chairman of Accord Party, North West, Alhaji Jamilu Abbas, said he was not among those who sued the party over leadership crisis.

Abbas made this known during an interactive session with newsmen in Kano on Saturday.

He stated that the tenure of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party, on January 17 and 18, 2022, elapsed, adding that the party, during its meeting in Abuja decided to dissolve the executives within 20 minutes.

Abbas said: “After arising from the meeting, the NWC decided to extend the tenure of the present executives of the Accord Party for another six months which is expected to end in August.

“But to my surprise, we just woke up and learnt that some members of the national working committee had sued the party and sought the dissolution of the national working committee.

“In the last two weeks, an order was circulating that I am part and parcel of those who sued the party at a federal high court and ask the court for the dissolution of Muhammad Nalado-led national working committee which is not true.

“If I can remember the crisis erupted during the Anambra governorship election over the interest of some party members on who will fly Accord Party’s flag in Anambra.

“Then misunderstanding arises between the national vice chairman of the party in South-South Mr innocent Vincent.

“So during the Anambra governorship election, the party convened a meeting of the NWC and after extending our tenure, the Board of Trustee Chairman, Rev. Adeneyi, and National Vice Chairman South-South, Joseph James, approached me that the NWC tenure has expired and there is the need for us to take court action,” he stated.

Abbas added that since they were part of the caretaker committee there was no basis for them to take the NWC to court and seek its dissolution.

“A few days back the national chairman of the party sent me a document that we have taken them to court and where the court orders for their dissolution. I emphasized to the chairman that I am not a party to it.

“Conducting a convention is costly so we decided to create a caretaker committee and as we approach 2023, we were reappointed again.

“How can I be a party to the dissolution of an exco where I am part of,” the national vice chairman stated.

Abbas stressed that he was not part of those who sued the party, saying: “I am now a loyal member of accord party and its caretaker committee and will continue to be one.”

The Star