EMBATTLED Central Association of Nigerians in the UK (Canuk) president Tunde Loye is fighting for his political life having being outvoted repeatedly at the organisation's annual general meeting (AGM) in London today.
In a succession of defeats, Mr Loye lost the vote to get his proposed alteration to the Canuk constitution accepted, effectively dashing his prospects of tenure elongation in a desperate third term bid. He also lost a vote to get Nigerian Women in Diaspora Leadership Forum president Jenny Okafor, shortlisted for the vacant position of legal adviser.
At the AGM, delegates voted to defer both decisions to a future emergency general meeting (EGM) that will be held within the next three months. Mr Loye also lost a desperate gamble to bar observers from attending the meeting as he had hired a private security company without authorisation, to prevent people entering the building to the chagrin of the high commission.
Seen as an unprecedented breach of diplomatic protocol, high commission staff saw the private guards and immediately instructed Mr Loye to get rid of them. Present at the meeting was Mrs Olufolake Abdulrasak, the head of the consular, education and welfare section, who expressed disappointment at the divisions within Canuk.
Repeatedly, members of the executive committee stood up to counter claims put forward by Mr Loye, saying that what he was proposing was contrary to what was decided at their meetings. In disgust, the second vice chairman Charles Sylvester resigned there and then on the floor of the AGM.
Chief Alex Achebe, Canuk's first vice chairman, said: "It is important that delegates are told the truth about what we decided at executive meetings. It is only fair that they are given all the information, so they can make honest decisions based on factual information.
Facing a possible vote of no confidence at the forthcoming EGM, Mr Loye is doing everything within his power to prevent the registration of associations perceived to be hostile. Recently, details emerged of how Mr Loye was deregistered by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), leading to calls for his removal for bringing Canuk into disrepute.
Information about Mr Loye's de-recognition are available on the FCA's website where it specifically states that he is no longer registered as an appointed representative. Although the precise reason why he was removed was not stated, the information is publicly available at: http://ift.tt/1TdKklR
Come Tuesday, Mr Loye faces more humiliation as the chairman of the All Progressives Congress in the UK, Dr Phillip Ideawor, has promised to stand up to his claims that he was the one who invited the special assistant to the president, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, to the UK. It was Dr Ideawor who invited Hon Dabiri-Erewa to address a town hall meeting on Tuesday but Mr Loye has already gone on social media to claim it is a Canuk event.
Dr Ideawor has promised to resist this move to hijack his event, pointing out that Mr Loye even went ahead and suggested that he should submit the names of 10 people he wanted to attend. Already, he has asked Mr Loye to remove his invitation to the meeting from Eventbrite.
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