After Meeting Buhari, Oshiomhole Says ‘I Can’t Mortgage My Conscience For My job’

Adams Oshiomhole, National Chairman of the All Progressives
Congress(APC), says he will not mortgage his conscience in order to
keep his job.

Oshiomhole spoke to State House correspondents after having a
closed-door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday in
Abuja.

Speaking on the fallout of APC primaries, he dismissed rumours
that some governors were moblising to unseat him.

According to him, he knows that the job is not a pensionable job
as he will leave it one day; hence he will do the job according to
the rules and his conscience.

He said that out of the 23 APC governors, only three were not
pleased with the outcome of the primaries in their states.

Oshiomhole said that no one could begrudge the governors for not
being happy if a particular outcome did not coincide with their
expectations.

He said that he neither had the power to appoint nor the power
to change anything particularly when things had been properly
done.

According to him, the three governors who are unhappy are his
friends.

“So, all I have tried is to find some courage to enforce the
rules and I think an overwhelming majority of the governors
appreciate that I have done the best because change is not
easy.

“We all want change but the process of change can be quite
traumatising; because it is not painless. People have been used to
a particular way of doing things; to encourage them to do them
differently can be a challenge.

“So, here I am as national chairman conducting primaries, the
outcome of which some very powerful people did not see their
preferred candidates emerging.

“Let me say that if there is a choice between my conscience–what
I believe is right and mortgaging that conscience in order to keep
the job, I will have no difficulty resolving it in favour of my
conscience.

“And those who know me know that at my age, I cannot learn new
tricks; I am absolutely committed to justice; fairness; I a
stickler to enforcement of rules; because the source of relevance
is derived from rules. I have lived my life fighting for justice
and fairness.’’

The APC national chairman said however, that the issues would be
resolved as internal family issues as the three governors were his
friends.

He said that in a moment of distress, he believed that the
friendship was enough to help them to build reconciliation.

According to Oshiomhole, he respects and appreciates the
governors for the fact that but for their support, he would not
become APC chairman.

“And you do not go stepping on toes of those who helped you to
get into position.

“But however, I thought I was clear and I remain clear that
helping me to get to the position, it was to help APC to return to
its core values of progressive politics, of fairness, of justice,
of adherence to rule of law and total submission to the extant
provisions of our party constitution.

“In doing that, you do not look at power; you look at what is;
what is just.

“I think that with time, we will reconcile all these; Amosun is
my good friend; we have known each other for a very long time; we
exchange personal visits in addition to official visits; Zamfara
governor has been the Chairman of NGF and I was an active member of
that forum; we have wonderful time together and I believe in the
future, we are still going to have wonderful time together.

“Governor Rocha’s Okorocha was one of those who had issues with
my predecessor and I did my best to try and resolve those issues in
a way that has been given him a new platform.

“And I am happy that God used us to do that not by cheating in
his favour but by doing what is right; it is just that once you
stick to the goal, sometimes, you either get caught on the right
side or the wrong side,’’ he said.

He said that some Abuja-based politicians were not known in
their villages and they thought they were popular; but when their
`loudness’ in Abuja failed to translate into electoral victory;
they looked for who to blame.

Anambra Police Command Provides Updates on Robbery,
Explosion

ST OF A MURDER SUSPECT:It would be recalled that on the
30/10/2018 at about 9:30AM, a good Samaritan in Onitsha reported at
Inland town Division that a lifeless body of a tenant named Peter
Osakwe aged 22 years was found hanged at the main entrance to his
room located at No 27B Enweonwu Street Onitsha.

Police detectives attached to Inland town division visited the
Scene, Photographed the victim and rushed him to  General
Hospital Onitsha were he was confirmed dead by the medical Doctor
and corpse deposited at the hospital morgue for postmortem
examination.

However, medical examination conducted on the deceased revealed
marks of violence on the deceased’s lower arms and pubic regions,
hence murder is suspected. One Suspect was arrested in connection
with the Crime and Case is under investigation.

RECOVERED VEHICLE SNATCHED AT GUN POINT: On the 30/10/2018 at
about 6:30PM,one Ekezie Somuto  ‘m’ aged 30 years of Oganiru
Estate complex Awka reported at Ogidi Police Station that his
facebook friend one Sandra surname unknown of no fixed address,
aged about 22 years, fair in complexion  lured him to come to
St Vincent Primary School Ogidi  where he was allegedly robbed
at gunpoint by 3 unknown Gunmen who made away with his Toyota RAV4
2011 model  Jeep with Registration number Lagos KTU 311DV and
other valuables,

Following the incident,Police Patrol team attached to Ogidi
Division in conjunction with vigilante group quickly mobilized to
the scene and pursued the suspects who later abandoned the stolen
vehicle and escaped into the bush.Case under investigation and
efforts are ongoing to apprehend fleeing suspects.

In a related development, Police detectives attached to Awada
Division also recovered a Lexus 300 Jeep with Registration number
FGG 353 GF snatched at Gunpoint from one Brendam Dike ‘m’ of
Orifite Street, Awada. Efforts ongoing to apprehend the fleeing
suspects.

GAS EXPLOSION: On the 30/10/2018 at about 8:28PM,there was a Gas
explosion at Regime Gas Plant located along Obosi /Nkpor road Obosi
in Idemili North LGA of Anambra State.

Following the report, Police Patrol team attached to Obosi
Division led by the DPO rushed to the scene, cordoned off the Area
to protect lives and prevent looters from taking advantage of the
situation.

Meanwhile,the fire was put off by well meaning individuals and
prevented it from escalating.

However, five Staff of the Company who sustained various degrees
of burns were rushed to Nnewi Teaching Hospital and are presently
responding to treatment. Case under investigation to ascertain
circumstances surrounding the incident.

KEROSENE EXPLOSION; On the 30/10/ 2018 at about 10:20AM,One SGT
Amanze Charles attached to Okpoko Division

reported at Awada Police Station that on the 29/10/2018 at about
8:PM, his Sister one Mrs Blessing Uzoebo residing at NO 9 Chukura
Odu Street,Awada bought 1 Letre of Kerosene suspected to be
adulterated from a local vendor within her neighborhood.In the
process of filling her lantern with the product it exploded into a
huge flame of Fire.As a result of the explosion, the said Mrs
Blessing and her Eleven years old Son one Chima MRS Uzeobo suffers
various degrees of burns.

Police Patrol team attached to Awada Division visited the scene
and rushed casualties to Pieta Hospital ,Awada where victims are
presently receiving treatment.

Meanwhile, One bedroom apartment occupied by the victims was
completely razed down by the inferno. Sample of the kerosene was
obtained for analysis.Suspect was arrested and Case is under
investigation.

The Command implores members of the Public to be weary of whom
they relate with especially facebook friends in order not to fall
victims of fraudsters and Armed robbers.

 SP Haruna Mohammed PPRO Anambra State Police Command.

For-Commissioner of Police Anambra State Command