I remain National Chairman of Action Alliance- Omoaje

I remain National Chairman of Action Alliance- Omoaje

National Chairman of the Action Alliance (AA), Hon Adekunle Rufai Omoaje has declared that he remains the authentic national chairman of the party and warned some disgruntled elements bent at causing crisis in the party to steer clear or face the wrath of the law.

Reacting to his purported suspension by some elements who claimed to be members of the party at a stage managed charade called party's convention in Abuja on Thursday, Omoaje said the group that held the "kangaroo convention" was not known to the party and participants at the event were not members of the AA, hence their decisions were null and void.

He said the party had last week held its recognized national convention in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital and it was attended by delegates from the 36 states of the country including the Federal Capital Territory, adding that critical issues affecting the party were discussed at the meeting.

At the national convention held in Ibadan, Omoaje said the Chairman of the party's Board of Trustees and other members of the National Think Thank Committee of the party were in attendance, declaring that the convention held in Ibadan was the only one recognized by the party.

He stated that members of the National Working Committee and chieftains of the party across the six geo-political zones of the country were in attendance at the convention held in Ibadan with security operatives and the media well represented.

Omoaje who expressed concern on the desperate move of some disgruntled elements to highjack the party at all means, queried the convocation of the purported convention held in Abuja as it was not called by him, being the national chairman of the party who is the only one empowered by the constitution of the party to call the party's convention.

He said the attempt to cause confusion within the party through the illegal convention was a deliberate move by some expelled members of the party whose trade in stock were lies, deceit and corruption.

His words "The question people should ask is that who presided over the Abuja illegal convention? A former member of the party who is on expulsion, in person of Kenneth Udeze was behind the whole charade. The question to ask therefore is that is Udeze a member of the party?

"It is also pertinent to ask who the sponsors of their illegal gathering were? No single statutory member of the Action Alliance across the 36 states of the country attended the illegal meeting. Those who conveyed the meeting and those who attended were not members of our party and they have no right to take decision on behalf of our party.

"However, for clarification and for  avoidance of doubt, I must say that I have no issue of financial impropriety hanging on my neck. I have never been accused of any financial misappropriation before or since I emerged the National Chairman of the Action Alliance. I am a very disciplined person and I am contented with what God has done for me, unlike the characters who conveyed the meeting that are known for financial impropriety.

"Many of the expelled members who converged on Abuja for the charade called convention are either in one financial mess or the other. They are all expelled for anti party activities and other issues bothering on financial recklessness and mismanagement of funds. For me, I have a clean record when it comes to the finances of the party and our finance team including the National Treasurer, National Financial Secretary and National Auditor can confirm this and also show proofs from the party's financial records," he added.

He alleged that the party's National Secretary who reportedly attended the charade did so because of financial inducement as he has records of financial recklessness and abuse of office, having been caught in the web of financial indiscipline before.

However, Omoaje urged members of the public, especially members of the AA to discountenance his purported suspension as the group that purportedly suspended him is not known to the party, thus lacks the power to do so.

He assured of his readiness to continue to work for the unity, progress and development of the party, just as he promised to work with other stakeholders within the party for its victory in the 2023 general elections.