The Alliance for New Nigeria (ANN) is not for sale, its National Chairman Emmanuel Dania has said.
In a statement, Dania accused the party’s Board of Trustees (BoT) chairman Dr. Jay Osi Samuels of being bent on handing over the ANN to money bags.
He said Samuels’s alliance with some individuals, groups or parties was at variance with the party’s ideology.
He accused him of colluding with others to organise a parallel presidential primary on Wednesday in Abuja after a candidate had earlier been elected.
“It is therefore necessary to bring this anomaly to the fore and alert the general public, relevant authorities and security agencies of the action of both Dr. Jay Osi Samuels and Mr. Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim which is fraudulent, misleading and having the potential to disturb the public peace.
“Their approach at politicking through incitement and falsehood is a reflection that the ANN was almost being infiltrated and inflicted with other parties’ virus of corruption, nepotism, self-aggrandisement and violence.
“As a political party driven by sound principles, the ANN is determined to ensure that no single individual will be bigger than the party. A level-playing field is available to every Nigerian irrespective of his or her class, religion and region.
The party also reaffirmed the outcome of the presidential primary held on September 29 that produced Mr. Fela Durotoye as the party’s presidential candidate.
However at another convention of the party on Wednesday, Mr Gbenga Olawepo- Hashim was elected the presidential candidate with 5233 delegates in attendance.
The convention expelled National Chairman Dania and Deputy National Secretary Osita Okonkwo.
Dr Osi-Samuels was recalled from his BoT position to become national chairman.
