All Progressives Congress (APC) faction in Kwara State loyal to the minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has cautioned the Senator Abdullahi Adamu-led APC national reconciliation committee to do justice without fear or favour and in the overall interest of the party.
In a statement by the publicity secretary of the party, Barrister Sharafdeen, in Ilorin on Wednesday, the APC faction said that body language and conduct of the chairman were at variance with a stated objective of the committee.
The APC faction recalled that the committee chairman, Senator Adamu, had said during a courtesy visit to Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq on Monday that, “I am in Kwara state to reconcile genuine aggrieved members of the party in the State, adding that, “we will not accept any action or utterances that can deepen division or rubbish the APC led administration in the state.”
The statement said that the statement credited to Senator Adamu was a “prejudicial remark from a man who is expected to be neutral in view of the volatile nature of his assignment. We view such a belligerent tone as a prelude to what should be expected as the outcome of his input to the committee’s report.
“It is our belief that anyone who uses reason to escape history will end up repeating history. As a prudent statesman heading a reconciliatory committee of this nature, we expect that he would have approached this assignment with caution and tact rather than resorting to emotions by referring to his primordial relationship with one of the
parties to the dispute. This, we consider as a clear case of a judge descending into the arena of dispute.
“Regarding the erroneous assumption by the Senator Abdullahi Adamu that the appointments of both Alhaji Lai Mohammed and Senator Gbemisola Saraki as Ministers of the Federal Republic were influenced by Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, we wish to put on record that the appointments were graciously made by Mr President even against the wish of the Governor.
“The Governor had no inkling neither did he make any contribution or exert any influence on both appointments. His major candidate whose name he submitted for the appointment was rejected. Besides, the Governor went further to stop the appointment of the Chairman of the Federal Character Commission, Hajiya Farida Dankaka, an attempt that also failed.
“Needless to say that prior to the arrival of the Committee in the state, on January 10, 2022, the parties had been requested to make their presentations in writing which was done. However, while we appreciate the intervention of the committee in finding lasting solutions to the lingering crises in the Kwara APC, we noticed the unpleasant body language and conduct of the Chairman were at variance with the stated objective of the committee.
“Further, even if the Committee Chairman has a long-standing relationship with the patriarch of Abdulrahman Abdulrasaq’s family, we consider it indecent to use the venue of the meeting to express such sentimental attachment.
“At this juncture, we are not in any way insinuating or impugning on the integrity and character of members of the Committee; we know them as men and women of impeccable character.
Finally, having done what is expected of us by articulating our position on the matter at hand and proffering what we consider a way forward to the Committee, we hope the leadership of the party at the national level will do justice without fear or favour in the overall interest of the party.”
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