The ruling All Progressives
Congress (APC), in Oyo state has finally split into two factions, we
can authoritatively report.
The party is currently holding
two separate state congresses in Ibadan, the state capital.
The two factions are the one
loyal to the state Governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi popularly known as SENACO
and the one loyal to a former Governor of the state, Alhaji Lam Adesina known
as LAMISTS, now “Unity Forum.”
Recall that the two groups had
last week held two parallel local government congresses due to the the
lingering crisis that had rocked the party after its ward congresses were held.
The two congresses are being
monitored by members of the 5-man APC national committee members from Abuja.
Three members of the committee are in Adamasingba congress while two are in
Oke-Ado congress.
The two parallel congresses are
also having in attendance INEC officials, security agents and other
stakeholders.
The two factions are currently
holding parallel state congresses in two separate locations within the state
capital.
While the one loyal to the state
Governor, Abiola Ajimobi is currently at the Lekan Salami Stadium, Adamasingba
holding its own congress, the one loyal to the former Governor, Alhaji Lamidi
Adesina, “Unity Forum” is currently at the Obafemi Awolowo Stadium (formerly
Liberty Stadium), Oke Ado holding its own congress.
Present at the Adamasingba
Stadium for the group loyal to the state Governor are the state Chairman of the
party, Chief Akin Oke, Commissioners for Information, Culture and Tourism, Mr.
Toye Arulogun, Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Professor
Adeniyi Olowofela among others.
Our correspondent who is
currently monitoring the two congresses reports that the members of the Unity
Forum currently at the Obafemi Awolowo Stadium Oke Ado include Minister of
Communications, Barrister Adebayo Shittu; Senator Monsurat Sunmonu,
governorship aspirants; Dr. Kola Balogun and Professor Adeolu Akande; members
of the of the House of Representatives Hon. Adedapo Lam Adesina (Ibadan North
East/ Ibadan South East) ; Hon. Sunbo Olugbemi (Oluyole), Hon. Taiwo Akintola
(Egbeda/ Ona Ara), Hon. Sunday Adepoju (Ido/Ibarapa East), Hon. Abiodun Olasupo
( Iseyin/Itesiwaju/Iwajowa); Hon. Segun Ogunwuyi (Ogbomoso North/ Ogbomoso
South/ Orire) and Hon. Bosun Oladele (Irepo/ Olorunsogo/ Orelope); and Hon.
Gbenga Ojoawo (Ibarapa North/Ibarapa Central.
Others presently at the Oke Ado
congress of Unity Forum include members of the state House of Assembly, Hon.
Olusegun Olaleye; Hon. Bolaji Badmus; Hon. Abdulganiy Oseni; Deputy Chairman of
the party, Alhaji Isiaka Alimi, Public Relations Officer (PRO) Mr. Olawale
Sadare; Financial Secretary Alhaji Kayode Adanla; former SUBEB Chairman, Dr.
Busari Adebisi; Alhaji Fatai Ibikunle; former Chief Whip, Hon. Adigun Hammed
among others.
Others are Secretary of the Unity
Forum Dr. Wasiu Olatunbosun; Hon. Rafiu Akanni; Hon. Fatal Salam; Alhaji Bolaji
Kareem; Alhaji Abu Gbadamosi; former Commissioner for Works, Dr. Yunus
Akintunde; former Deputy Chief of Staff, Alhaji Rasak Gbadegesin among others.
Secretary of the Unity Forum, Dr.
Olatunbosun in a brief interview with journalists informed that the group
decided to confront Governor Ajimobi after exhausting all internal mechanism to
check impunity by the governor.
Olatunbosun said, ” We have put
up all the internal mechanism to check his impunity. He has been using Oyo
state resources to ensure that he has his ways but this time around, he wont
have his way.
“This Governor himself attested to the fact
that when he appealed to the committee members to extend the deadline to enable
his candidates to purchase the forms, it was the committee that said no”.
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