A group in All Progressives Congress, APC, Oyo State Chapter, Oyo APC Non-Alligned Movement, has urged members of the party in Ibadanland not to attend a meeting purportedly convened by a group of disgruntled elements, billed to hold on Thursday, 21st January, 2021 at an event centre in Ibadan.
The group, in a statement, issued at the end of its emergency meeting held yesterday in Ibadan, and signed by Alhaji (Hon) Tajudeen Balogun, a one time Executive Chairman, Ibadan South West Local Government and former Senior Special Assistant, Political to late former governor Abiola Ajimobi pointed out that it was taken aback by the said meeting, “being organised by people of questionable character, who has no regard for layers of authority, as enshrined and well spelt out in the constitution of our great party”.
According to the group, “the only authorised body that can call a meeting of that magnitude is the Zonal Executive Committee of the party, which is presently recognised as APC Zonal Interim Executive Committee, in conjunction with members of the 10-member Oyo APC Elders’ Advisory Committee that fall within the zone.”*
It is extremely surprising that the Interim Secretary of the party in Oyo State, Mr Mojeed Olaoya, has mischievously hijacked the structure of the party by unilaterally sending his cohorts to move around extorting money from some unsuspecting aspirants to organise the purported illegal meeting.”
“Among those invited are people, who had left and are yet to formally return to the party and those who have vowed not to join our great party despite having the opportunity lurking around, with the forthcoming membership revalidation and registration exercise billed to take off on 25th January, 2021.”
“We would, therefore, like to know why this self acclaimed organising committee is putting the cart before the horse by hurriedly putting together a meeting that could have been so good and apt, if duly held after party congresses.”
Oyo APC Non-Alligned Movement thereby appealed to party members to await further directives from Governor Buni led National Interim Committee and effectively mobilise good people of Oyo State to join the progressive train during the forthcoming APC registration exercise.
The group further reminded the organisers of the illegal meeting that politics is local and, therefore, should go back to their respective wards and local governments to get all aggrieved members reconciled for the growth and development of Oyo APC rather than going all around begging for money, as their present effort is exclusively self-serving. More so, they are making this effort, not to advance the interest of the party but to fill their pockets and grease the inordinate ambitions of their sponsors, who are eyeing one position or the other in the next general elections in 2023.
The group further hinted that the action of these impostors and political jobbers connotes that Oyo APC has become so pauperised to the extent that a meeting that could have been seamlessly organised by the zone concerned is now being used to exploit eminent party members within the zone. So unfortunate!*
“While congratulating all our members for witnessing the year 2021 in sound health, we want to remind the organisers of the illegal Ibadanland APC Zonal Meeting of the danger of the prevalent COVID-19 that lies ahead, should they remain obstinate by continuing with plans to host the meeting, as scheduled.
“A stitch in time, they say, saves nine. APC faithful in Ibadanland must shine their eyes and know the kind of meeting they should attend,” concluded the statement.
