I’m not under pressure, says Oshiomhole – TheNigerialawyer

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC),
Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, on Thursday night said he was not under
any pressure over convening the National Executive Council (NEC)
meeting of the ruling party.

The NEC meeting is scheduled to hold in Abuja on Friday

Speaking with State House correspondents at the end of the APC
National Caucus meeting at the Presidential Villa, Oshiomhole said
the NEC meeting was fixed about two months ago.

He said “There is no pressure. NEC meeting was scheduled like
two months ago. We are just waiting for the day to come. It was
fixed two months ago. And it is taking place on Friday. Are you not
aware of that?

“You are talking of what Mr Salihu Lukman said. That is his
opinion. Even before he said that, this meeting has been fixed. It
is normal to hold a meeting.

“We have a NEC meeting to look at our financial statements for
previous year, budget for next year, issues that arose during and
after the elections, and current outcomes of various cases that
went to court; the one we won and the one we lost.

“Going forward; issues in some states where we have
disagreements and how to resolve the disagreements. I think that is
it. And it went very well. And you can see the President sat all
through the meeting.” he added

Speaking further on the outcome of the Caucus meeting, he said
“You know it’s a meeting of National Caucus. Basically, it is just
to review the performance in the last elections, current issues,
next year’s budget, and disciplinary issues. You know caucus is
like an elders’ council to speak on a lot of things that we will
discuss at NEC.