Ogun APC show of shame: Oshiomhole NWC to reprimand Amosun

THE All Progressives Congress (APC) (NWC) National Working Committee has said Monday disruption of its presidential rally in Abeokuta, Ogun state capital was instigated by the state governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun.

Certain leaders of the party were booed while its national chairman, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole and the immediate past governor of Osun State, Rauf Aregbesola were pelted with stones and sachets of water.

Checks revealed that the anointed candidate of Governor Amosun, Abdulkadir Adekunle lost the governorship ticket to Senator Dapo Abiodun, believed to have been favoured by the duo of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Aremo Olusegun Osoba, former governors of Lagos and Ogun states, respectively.

The APC in a statement signed by its spokesperson, Mallam Lanre Isa Onilu claimed governor Amosun was the mastermind of the unruly behaviour of party faithful and hoodlums at the event.

He further disclosed that Governor Amosun would face punitive action after the general elections.

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The statement read in part:” The All Progressives Congress (APC) regrets Monday’s premeditated attacks sponsored by Governor Ibikunle Amosun on President Muhammadu Buhari and other senior party leaders at the venue of the presidential campaign rally in Ogun State.

This is one act of indiscipline too many. The APC will not condone acts of indiscipline, indiscretion and anti-party activities from any party member no matter how highly placed.

The party will review this gross misconduct of deliberately positioning thugs to attack and embarrass the President and the party’s leadership. The party will take a decision on this matter immediately after the elections.

It must be stated that party supremacy and discipline according to our constitution are not matters of choice but binding principles which must be adhered to by ALL party members.

The APC is a party known for discipline, justice, fairness and equality hence any plan to destroy what this party stands for would be rejected. No single person will be allowed to put his personal and selfish interests ahead of the wishes of the people of Ogun state and elsewhere.

Post primaries, the decision of the National Working Committee to uphold the wishes of party members is unbendable. Therefore, whatever means being presently deployed by persons intending to undermine the wishes of the people for personal gains will not be tolerated.

We urge our teeming party supporters and members not to be disturbed by Monday’s condemnable incident. We urge all to continue trooping out en masse for our remaining campaigns and vote massively for ALL and ONLY APC candidates in the forthcoming general elections.”