The Chairman of the Appeal Committee for the Ward Congress of the All Progressives Congress in Oyo state, Barrister Chijioke Ozoemena, has expressed his optimism that members would work together for the success of the party at the next general election even as he commended them “for their rare display of understanding and cooperation with his Committee for the purpose of its assignment in the state.”.
The Panel which has Barrister Chijioke Ozoemena and Barrister Bunmi Hilda as its Chairman and Secretary as well as three other members rounded off its activities on Friday after sitting for five days in Ibadan to attend to party members who had complaints over the conduct of the July 31, 2021 Ward Congress across the 351 Wards in the state.
In a statement issued on Friday and made available to journalists in Ibadan by its Chairman, Barr. Chijioke Ozoemena, the Appeal Panel “has had interactions with members of the party from a number of Wards in the state and we have no doubts in our minds that all their grievances would be well attended to by the relevant authorities as soon as possible.
“We were mandated to attend to all possible complaints and petitions from eligible party faithful who genuinely participated in the last Ward Congress in the state and we are glad to inform the whole world that everything went well through the five days of our sittings in Ibadan. The Committee took oral and written submissions from party members.
“We engaged complainants, who were party members, from several wards across the state and we are satisfied by their individual cooperation and understanding. It is worthy of emphasis that all the complainants showed their readiness to work with others in the overall interest of the party. Although petitions and complaints were received from few Wards, our Committee will waste no time to compile its reports and submit same to the appropriate quarters for necessary actions.
“The Common ground is the need to close all gaps hitherto existing in the progressive family and go into the 2023 elections as a united and formidable Oyo APC. As a Committee made up of accomplished professionals, loyal APC faithful and patriots, we shall do justice to all the complaints or petitions and we guarantee that necessary recommendations would be made to assist the leadership of our great Party to ensure the genuine grievances are well attended to.
“On a final note, we use this medium to express our sincere appreciation to the leadership of Oyo APC as well as members of the party for their support and cooperation in the last few days while we urge all the members and supporters of the broom party to remain and renew their determination to work together with a view to dislodging the present lacklustre PDP government in 2023.” Ozoemena added.
