Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, has
said the All Progressives Congress in Osun State is purging itself of unwanted
members through expulsion.
The APC in Osun had recently expelled a former factional
chairman, Rasaq Salinsile, and 83 others belonging to the Omoluabi Caucus led
by a former governor, Rauf Aregbesola, while it also suspended a former
secretary to the state government, Moshood Adeoti, and 25 others for alleged
involvement in anti-party activities.
Oyetola, who spoke in Osogbo on Thursday at a mini reception
organised in his honour by the party’s leadership in Osun, explained why he
endorsed expulsion and suspension of the erring APC members and urged the
committed ones to work harder and build the party.
“Ours is thanksgiving for all that God has done for us. We thank God that our victory was affirmed by the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal yesterday (Wednesday). It affirmed the victory of our President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
“Truly we were struggling for a second term but God knows it
is not yet time, He gave us a president and today, he has given us a minister.
I am happy that our party is united and formidable. We are truly removing chaff
from the grains, and by the grace of God, our party will be structured.
“APC is our party and it belongs to every one of us. If
truly it is our common patrimony, then, nobody should think of destroying the
party. There is room for reconciliation. We are for genuine reconciliation not
otherwise,” he said.
“It is incumbent on us all to build the party not to destroy
it. We must endeavour to ensure that whoever wants to reconcile is truly ready
for it and he or she must be remorseful of his or her past misdeeds.
“I want the loyalists
of our party to remain steadfast not to be depressed by the events that led us
to where we are. We thank God that we won the centre. The era of empowerment
has come,” the governor added.
Meanwhile, Oyetola has assured that the report of the Prof
Isaac Adewole committee saddled with the responsibility of repositioning the
party would be implemented.
Speaking in Osogbo on Friday while receiving the report of
the committee, the minister said, “We have listened carefully to the report and
the next step is for the party to set up an implementation committee which
shall review the recommendations and take appropriate steps to implement the
recommendations.
“We assure you that we shall implement the recommendations
of the committee in a manner that will help to reposition the party.
“We have resolved to work together to sustain the
development, peace and progress of APC in Osun State. As a party, we shall
continue to harness our resources to take care of the youths, women and the
generality of the party members.”
Speaking earlier, Adewole recalled how the disconnection
between the party and government, poor leadership, irregular payment of
salaries and pensions, poor reward system, imposition by party leaders, among
others caused the failure of the APC in the state.
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