Osman forced his party’s governing council into a congress by threatening resignation

Evidence

On April 22, the CC reversed its earlier decision and agreed to convene a congress with all branch secretaries represented. In a public rally held the next day, Osman told supporters that the crisis had been resolved and impressed on them that all leaders should be ready to resign when their ideas are voted down. — Abdi Ismail Samatar, Africa’s First Democrats, 384

Categorization

• QUESTION: Does Osman’s lever of resigning to force a congress reveal a broader SYL power-management doctrine worth tracing across the party’s history?