Funke Adesiyan, a Nollywood
actress, says the mandate she won to contest for a seat in the Oyo state house
of assembly has been taken away from her.
The actress had emerged winner of
the All Progressives Congress (APC) primary in Ibadan south-east zone.
But in a statement on Monday, the
actress said her mandate was forcefully retrieved and that she was replaced
with an “anointed candidate”.
Adesiyan described the
development as an injustice, saying her victory at the primary election was
“hard-earned”.
She wrote in a statement: “We
have come to the end of a long journey. A very rigorous and eventful one. The
people of Ibadan South East 2 have spoken. They spoke loudly and clearly.
“The journey of the last one year
has been halted, and I thank you all for standing by me. For believing in my
vision and for throwing your weight behind me in critical moments. I will never
take this significant support for granted.
“The primary election has come
and gone and I have been made to believe and accept the outcome in good fate.
“While I am not quite happy that
my hard-earned mandate was taken from me, as this stands against the principle
with which I stand for, I can’t go against the wish of our great party, All
Progressives Congress (APC).
“I can’t understand why people,
who bought forms sold at exorbitant prices, went for primaries and emerged
winners only to be told that their names had been swapped for other anointed
candidates. One may be tempted to ask why we had primaries in the first place
if the party’s hidden agenda was to impose candidates?
“This is one old injustice that
has continued to dwarf the progress and entrenchment of internal democracy, one
that has denied many people the full blessings of fulfilling their ambition
politically. There is no better evidence of this than the brazen act of
injustice that forced me to surrender my mandate.
“I urge all my supporters not to
be wary as this is a phase that will soon pass. Today, I hold in my heart
nothing but love for my people as I call on you all to not despair of our
present difficulties but to believe, always, in the promise and greatness of
our party (APC), Oyo State and Nigeria because nothing is inevitable here.”
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