The Oyo state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has cautioned Minister of Communications, Adebayo Shittu against attempts to highlight his political worth in the state.
Apparently reacting to Shittu’s recent assertions on a weekend radio programme that President Muhammadu Buhari won’t appoint failed politicians in his next cabinet, the APC said Shittu’s failure to win any election over the years categorised him as a failed politician.
Contained in a statement by its Public Relations Officer, Dr Azeez Olatunde, the APC said the failure of the Unity Forum, which Shittu was a member of, to win any parliamentary seat in the last election knocks off Shittu’s proclaimed political worth.
The party further chided Shittu’s antecedents as unsavoury, warning him against claiming to still be a member of APC when his Unity Forum had joined the African Democratic Congress (ADC) before the last general election.
The statement further read, “That APC lost the gubernatorial election is an ill-wind that does not profit anyone but the whole world has known pretentious characters who have overvalued their public image that were using APC to embellish themselves.
“Who should have been referred to as a failed Politician than Barr Shittu who had failed to win any Election since 40 years ago that was used to sample-test his integrity.
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Barrister Adebayo Shittu’s Unity Forum which the whole world knew metamorphosed to Africa Democratic Congress(ADC) is again claiming that they never left APC, because with their four-fold figures of the APC as their membership strength, yet they found it difficult to win just one state parliamentary seat.
“They left A. P. C with two Senators, Six Federal House of Representative Members and Eight States Parliamentarians but after 2019 General Elections, they ended up with nothing, Unity Forum indeed has Four Fold strength of Gov Ajimobi led APC.
“Yoruba adage comes in handy, which translate thus that, a farmer who planted 100 heaps of Yam but lied to have planted 200, after harvesting the real and authentic 100 will certainly suffer from the 100 unplanted lies of heaps as Barrister Shittu and his co-travellers were brought than from their fantasy island after the 2019 General Election.
“It is hoped that Barrister Shittu would be so honourable to behave like former Minister, Kemi Adeosun and keep his peace but if he wouldn’t, we would be ready for him as long as he chooses not to behave as expected of his status.”
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