GIARDOM’s UNGUIDED ROLE IN A POLITICAL STRATEGY

This write up is relevant to the story of the Judas in the bible, who is acting out a biblical prophesy that must be fulfilled, but through whom it does remained doomed, although the later is a lighter sentence in this regard, This Giardom analogy is related, based on the motive; greed and over zealous ambitions void of critical reasoning and intelligent calculations. This is how the story goes.

Before now, the Conservative Congress for Progressive Change,, (CCPC) which is the presidents former party and a major power broker in the APC saddled with the responsibility of the party’s external structure has been looking for a way to centralize itself as the central power within the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) structure. There are four political parties in the present ruling APC, each with his responsibilities, the former ACN has prided itself as the main mechanism of the internal structure, power distributions and control.

The recent head-on collision in Edo State between former national chairman of the party, Adams Oshiomhole and his erstwhile protégé, Governor Godwin Obaseki was just one of te crisis explosion point.

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After the suspension of the chairman, the overly ambitious APC National Deputy Secretary, Victor Giadom laid claim to the vacant position and seemingly emerged the preferred figure after receiving the backings of the president, against Oshiomhole’s presumed announcements of the late Ex-Governor Ajimobi as the acting national chairman.

However, with Giadom’s ‘emergence’ as acting national chair, his next assignment was to convene the party’s NEC meeting and in that meeting the reality dawn on him that he (Giadom) was just a tool, a means to an end and not an end in itself.

The conservative Northern blocs decided to recognize Giadom with the impression to ratify his appointment as acting chairman in light of the court order, which said he could act. while ignoring the counter suit ordering him not to and stop parading himself a member of APC.

Between the two orders, the president’s allies knew the best for them as they couldn’t get the Oshiomhole faction on board to convene the NEC meeting because of a subsisting court order and the party constitution made it clear that only the national chairman could convene a NEC meeting.

They settled on recognising Giadom, who was desperate to be the acting chairman. They capitalised on his desperation and assured him he’s their man. With Garba Shehu’s statement openly conveying President Buhari’s position, Giadom felt confident he’s in charge and went ahead to convene the NEC meeting.

He ignorantly didn’t recognized that a coup is about to unfold in his very own eye not against Oshiohmole this time, who had been suspended by a High Court, a ruling later upheld by the Appeal Court – but against him.

After declaring the meeting open, the president’s speech and a brief consummate interactions, the first decision of the meeting was to dissolve the old NWC Which is where his power lies. He ignorantly agree with the decisions and went on to dissolve it.

After the dissolvent, Giadom wanted to speak but was told he couldn’t address the NEC again as he was no longer a member of the NWC, the House of Representatives Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila raised the point of order, it was sustained and a tranced emotionless Giadom was escorted out of the hall. And

They settled on recognising Giadom, who was desperate to be the acting chair. They capitalised on his desperation and assured him that he was their man. With Garba Shehu’s statement openly conveying President Buhari’s position, Giadom felt bolstered. He went ahead to convene the NEC meeting.

He didn’t understand that a coup was afoot – not so much against Oshiohmole, who had been suspended by a High Court, a ruling later upheld by the Appeal Court – but against him.

After declaring the meeting open, the president’s speech and a brief deliberation, the first item of the meeting was to dissolve the old NWC. After that, Giadom wanted to speak but was told he couldn’t address the NEC again as he was no longer a member of the NWC.

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It was the House of Representatives Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila that raised the point of order. The point of order was sustained and a seemingly tranced Giadom was escorted out of the chamber, that was how Giadom’s ambitious and short reign ended abruptly.

Subsequently, the Yobe state Governor Mai Mala Buni. This means the ACN has been thrown out of the party structure, this also means the presidency and the party machinery is now in the hands of the CPC Allies. The APC NEC meeting appointed a 13-member caretaker committee to run the party.