A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State, Mr Abisoye Fagade, has described selfish interest and lack of discipline on the part of a few members as responsible for the current crisis rocking the opposition party.
He said concerned players must learn to put the interest of the party and its teeming members first in their quest to secure the nod to contest elections in 2023.
Fagade, who is the founder and chairman of Oyo-Si-Maa-Dun Foundation, in an interview with Tribune Online, expressed dismay over the failure of leaders and other stakeholders to resolve conflicts relating to the state congress of the party after a similar exercise had been completed in other states of the federation.
He said: “That Oyo APC is currently in crisis is a fact which nobody can deny but the most important thing is how to get all the concerned stakeholders to bury the hatchet and move the party forward because the time is now for every serious party to start preparing for the 2023 general election.
“Based on current realities, APC remains the beacon of hope for the people of the state who are desirous of returning the pacesetter state to the path of greatness.”
He appealed to all individuals and groups within the party to exhibit fear of God and respect the principle of democracy.
The APC chieftain added: “We should allow members at the grassroots have their competent and trusted hands as the executive committee members at ward and local government levels while two major lists for the State Executive Committee should be critically examined with a view to drawing a formidable, pragmatic and progressive-minded team of party handlers who would be acceptable to the majority.
“I am using this opportunity to implore all warmongers and agents of destabilisation within Oyo APC to embrace peace and civility as we all look for lasting solutions to the congress debacle.
“APC is not owned by any individual or group and we should all be ready to play our part and ensure that we do not compromise the sanctity of participatory democracy and the rule of law.
“The good side of the present imbroglio is that it has put Oyo State on the spot again as the hotbed of politics in the southern part of the country.
“This suggests that the national leadership of our great party should focus more attention on the state and ensure that no stone is unturned to bring all the stakeholders together and make them work assiduously for the success of the APC at all levels in future elections.”
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