Three of the four groups in the Oyo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have jointly called on the national leadership of the party in Abuja to release the authentic results of the ward and local congresses held in the state.
The call was made in a statement on Sunday by the Unity Forum, Ajimobi Legacy Forum (ALF), the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) as well as the gubernatorial candidate of the party in the 2019 election, Chief Adebayo Adelabu.
The statement was signed on behalf of the groups by Senator Ayo Adeseun, former Minister for Communications, Alhaji Adebayo Shittu and Senator Soji Akanbi for the Unity Forum; former Secretary to the State Government and leader of the Ajimobi Chief Kunle Sanda for Ajimobi Legacy Forum, former Secretary to the Government, Alhaji Sarafadeen Alli and Mr Bimbo Adepoju for the ZLP as well as Chief Adelabu, among others.
They called on members of the party to remain calm over the postponement of the state congress slated for Saturday and called on the leadership of the party to ease the tension among members by releasing the authentic results of the earlier congresses.
They also expressed their support for the decision of the party to elect its state officers through consensus and zoning of the offices to the zones.
“We are respectfully calling on the national secretariat of the party to release the authentic results of the ward and local government congresses. The outcome of the congresses has been subjected to allegations and counter-allegations and it was high time we laid the matter to rest.
“The party stakeholders at a meeting in Lafia Hotel resolved that ward officers would be elected by consensus. This was achieved in most local governments although the result is yet to be made public.
“The consensus approach was also adopted for the local government congress which result is yet to be released. This has created a lot of speculations within the party. The postponement of the state congress has further created worries in the party.
“The preference of the party leadership under Governor Mai Bala Buni for a consensus approach to elect officers has encouraged the tendencies in the party in Oyo State to come together. So far, three of the four tendencies are working together to restore the party to its old glory in the state.
“We call on the leadership of the party to encourage this process by releasing the authentic results of the congresses held at the ward and local government levels which were successfully executed through the consensus approach.
Some of the other members of the three tendencies include Senator Olufemi Lanlehin; former Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Right Honourable Olagunju Ojo; former Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Waheed Olajide; former Attorney General and Commissioner of Justice, Michael Lana; chairman, Nigerian Lotteries Commission Alhaji Fatai Ibikunle; Post Master General of the Federation, Dr Ismail Adewusi; chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Professor Adeolu Akande; Executive Secretary, National Sugar Development Council, Zacch Adedeji; former chairman, Oyo State Youth Development Agency, Honourable Gbenga Olayemi; Honourable Yekini Popoola; former chairman, Association of Local Government of Nigeria, Prince Abass Aleshinloye; Alhaji Isiaka Alimi and Chief Goke Oyetunji.
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