APC holds parallel state congress in Ogun

The All Progressive Congress (APC), in Ogun State, over the weekend had a parallel state congress in the state.

The mainstream of the party had the governor of the State, Prince Dapo Abiodun, as the leader, former governors Olusegun Osoba and Otunba Gbenga Daniel; the former deputy governor of the state, Senator Adegbenga Kaka, produced Chief Yemi Sanusi, as the State Chairman of the party.

The Congress was conducted under the supervision of a -7 man State Congress committee led by Chief Wale Ohu, at the MKO Abiola Stadium, Kuto, Abeokuta.

Ohu while addressing the gathering informed that all aspirants for different elective positions of the party were duly screened on Friday.

He maintained that any congress held outside the MKO Abiola Stadium was nothing but an “exercise in futility”.

Ohu said the committee had the mandate of the National Working Committee of the party to monitor the exercise.

Other key officers elected into different positions were Aderibigbe Tella as Secretary; Comrade Tunde Oladunjoye as Publicity Secretary.

He submitted that 1,730 delegates participated in the congress which was conducted in a peaceful atmosphere.

Ohu said the congress monitored by the officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) which included the State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Mr. Olusegun Agbaje, was in line with Article 12.7 of the party’s constitution.

Similarly, the Amosun faction state congress held at the Ake Palace Ground had in attendance the Minister for Mines and Steel Development, Mr. Olalekan Adegbite; the Senators representing Ogun East and West in the National Assembly, Lekan Mustapha and Tolu Odebiyi; the governorship candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), Hon. Abdulkabir Akinlade, elected Chief Derin Adebiyi, as the State Chairman of the party.

While Chief Jide Ojuko and Mr. Toyin Adesiyan were elected as State Deputy Chairman and State Secretary respectively.

The Congress was equally monitored by Mr. Gbenga Opaleye as the Chairman State Congress committee.

The election was conducted with voice votes.

Earlier, there was pandemonium at the Ake venue of the Congress as hoodlums suspected to be political thugs attacked loyalists of Amosun.

The venue was reported to have been locked but later reopened for the conduct of the exercise.

Many vehicles were destroyed by the thugs before the situation was brought under control by the Police and other security agencies on the ground.

In his acceptance speech, the new State Chairman, Sanusi, urged all members of the party to close ranks in the interest of the party.

Abiodun in his address commended the party members for the peaceful conduct of the congress.

He urged the 37 elected members to works for the progress of the party in the state.

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