Abuja senior Lawyer and ex-National Secretary Labour Party, Dr Kayode Ajulo has demanded the immediate resignation of Yobe Governor Mai Mala Buni as interim Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC.

Buni is the present chairman of the caretaker committee of the party saddled with the responsibility of conducting a national convention of the party among other responsibilities after the sack of the former national working committee of the party led by comrade Adams Oshiomhole

Ajulo in a statement on the side-lines of the recent supreme court judgment which upheld the governorship election of Ondo governor, OluwaRotimi Akeredolu, noted that governor Buni violated the constitution because the interim caretaker committee which he chairs and ratified the candidacy of Oluwa Rotimi Akeredolu for the Ondo governorship election was unknown to law and violates the constitution.

‘’Without prejudice to the ratio decidendi of the majority decision of the Court, it is imperative to state prestissimo and very clearly too that with the unanimous position of the Apex Court that it appears the actions of the All Progressives Congress in permitting a sitting Governor as the Interim Chairman of the Party is in violation of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, it is my sincere view that the Interim Chairman of the All Progressive Congress should immediately step down’’

He said ‘’And all he had done before would be null and void, including the nomination of candidates within the period of his so-called Leadership of the party; My humble but a cosmic review of the judgment comes with an indication that the Governor of Yobe State, Mai Mala Buni has to vacate his seat, as the Chairman of APC with immediate effect’’ he added

He explained that the continuous stay of the Governor as Chief Executive Officer of the All-Progressives Congress runs contrary to the provision of the Constitution and as such may be an albatross on the party

Dr Ajulo further noted that provision of Section 183 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended) is clear and unambiguous to the effect that “The Governor shall not, during the period when he holds office, hold any other executive office or paid employment in any capacity whatsoever.”

According to him, ‘’The provision of Section 183 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended) is clear and unambiguous to the effect that “The Governor shall not, during the period when he holds office, hold any other executive office or paid employment in any capacity whatsoever.”

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‘’As a former National Secretary of Labour Party, I am quite aware, and it is unassailable that the National Chairman and the National Secretary are the alter egos of a political party chartered with the day-to-day running of the party.

‘’It is therefore incontrovertible that the continuous stay of the Governor as Chief Executive Officer of the All-Progressives Congress runs contrary to the provision of the Constitution and as such may be an albatross on the party, as all he had done before would be null and void, including the nomination of candidates within the period of his so-called Leadership of the party’’ he further explained