BREAKING: Group demands Oshiomole's resignation, ask Buhari to call Osinbajo to order over Ogun Governorship.
A coalition of Civil Society groups, known as the
Pro-Democracy Alliance has demanded for the immediate resignation of Comrade
Adams Oshiomole, as the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress,
APC, as it also asked on President Muhammadu Buhari to call Vice Yemi Osinbajo
to order, over what the group described as their 'undemocratic' roles in the
conduct of the Ogun State Gubernatorial primary of the APC, which the group
affirmed was won, by Honorable Abdulkadri Adekunle Akinlade.
The group at a Press Conference addressed
in Lagos on Thursday, blasted the national chairman, Comrade Oshiomole, for
orchestrating a ‘show of shame’ in disregard of the democratic decision of
members of the APC, in the State, who on Tuesday, overwhelmingly voted for
Honorable Akinlade as the party's flag bearer in the forthcoming 2019
governorship election in the State.
Speaking on behalf of the group, Comrade
Olusegun Soyoye accompanied by other leaders of the group said it is sad, that
those who were entrusted with positions of high responsibility such as the
National Chairman and even the Vice President of the country, have proven to be
incapable, while also employing every undemocratic means, to undermine the
democratic decision of the people of Ogun State, by desperately attempting to
foist an aspirant, who came in 3rd position, Mr. Dapo Abiodun, on the party,
through illegal means.
The group further said the infamous role of
the APC National Chairman, who is in active connivance with VP Yemi Osinbajo,
clearly negates the principles upon
which the APC as a party, was formed and pursuant to which it has become a
party of choice to Nigerians, particularly the people of Ogun State.
"For the purpose of clarity, and we
wish to inform you that we active monitored the Ogun State gubernatorial
primary on Tuesday 2nd October, 2018, where members of the APC in the State
voted Honorable Abdul-kadri Akinlade with a total of 190,987 votes, Mr Jimi
Lawal in second position with 5,046 votes, Dapo Abiodun with 3,648 votes, among others. We were therefore
taken aback, when on Wednesday, the
Muhammad Ndabawa-led electoral committee sent to Ogun State by the
National Working Committee(NWC) of the All Progressives Congress(APC), which has
made itself unavailable since arriving the State, rose from the comfort of
their Hotel rooms, to announce Mr. Dapo Abiodun, as the winner of the Ogun
State governorship primaries, without any election, held to the contrary, in
any part of Ogun State, on Wednesday. We condemn this shenanigan of a very few,
who are out to hijack an otherwise peaceful and successful primaries, just for
reasons of personal aggrandisement, as we hereby call on members of APC and all
lovers of democracy, to resist it"
The group therefore called on the
President, Muhammadu Buhari, and other well meaning members of the party to
direct Comrade Oshiomole and Vice President Osinbajo, to immediately hands off
their interference in the outcome of the Ogun gubernatorial primary, and
respect the choice of members of the party, over whom should be its flag
bearer.
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