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Oyo APC : Unity Forum, ZLP, Adelabu,Tegbe, Akintola groups reject ‘Akala/Folarin zoning committee’

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Groups in the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State, on Wednesday rejected the committee set up by Governor Adebayo Alao Akala – led Elders Advisory Committee to zone party offices ahead of the October 16 State Congress of the party.

The groups are the Unity Forum, the Zenith Labour Party(ZLP), the Bayo Adelabu Group,Joseph Tegbe Group forming the bulk of the Ajimobi Legacy Forum and the Niyi Akintola Group.

The five groups rose from a four hour meeting in Ibadan to deliberate on the purported constitution of a zoning committee by former Governor Akala and his alleged controversial Elders Advisory Committee.

Contained in a communique signed by representatives of the groups and released by Alhaji Abu Gbadamosi who presided over the meeting, it was resolved that the constitution of the committee on zoning by the ‘Advisory committee’ is alien to the constitution and practice of the APC.

Also, the APC groups described the Elders Advisory Committee as illegal, adding that it is unknown to the Constitution of the party. “Moreso, the attempt by stakeholders of the party to establish one on September 20,2020 ended in a stalemate”.

They further alleged that the constitution of the zoning committee was undertaken without due consultation with critical stakeholders in the party.

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Signatories to the communique included : Senator Ayoade Adeseun, Senator Olufemi Lanlehin,Senator Adesoji Akanbi, Alhaji Abdulraman Adebayo Shittu, former Minister for Communications, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, APC Gubernatorial Candidate, 2019 election, RT HON Gunju Ojo, former Speaker, Oyo State House of Assembly, RT HON Adeniyi Akintola SAN, former Deputy Speaker, Oyo State House of Assembly, Chief Sharafadeen Alli, former Secretary to the Government of Oyo State, Alhaji Waheed Olajide, former Secretary to the Government of Oyo State, Barrister Michael Lana, former Attorney General and Commissioner of Justice, Oyo State, Chief Abubakar Gbadamosi Adejare, Chairman of Elders Council of APC in Oke Ogun Zone, Dr. Joseph Tegbe, Gubernatorial Aspirant, Chief Akinade Fijabi, Chieftain of the APC, Alhaji Basiru Ajibade, Chairman, Ibadan Municipal Elders’ Council and Secretary, Oyo State.

Others are, Alhaji Fatai Ibikunle, Chairman, Nigerian Lotteries Commission, Dr Ismail Adewusi, Post Master General of the Federation. Professor Adeolu Akande, Chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Hon. Bimbo Adepoju, former Chairman, Oyo State Hospital Management Board, Hon.Gbenga Olayemi, former Chairman, Oyo State Youth Development Agency, Hon Yekini Popoola, former Chairman, Association of Local Government Chairmen of Oyo State. Chief Bosun Ajuwon, former Chairman, Association of Local Government Chairmen (ALGON), Hon Abass Aleshinloye, forner Chairman, Association of Local Government Chairmen, Alhaji Isiaka Alimi,Deputy State Chairmen,APC, Chief Goke Oyetunji,former State Vice Chairman, APC,Oyo State 

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“The path to a rancour-free state congress in the state is the truthful, honest and sincere engagement of critical stakeholders without a clandestine design to foist any group or candidate on the party.

“We implore leaders in the party to live up to the expectations of the exalted positions they are holding in the party and government.

“We restate our loyalty and commitment to the party under the leadership of President Muhammadu Buhari”, the communique reads.

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LG Poll: Makinde, OYSIEC have disappointed Oyo people – APC Calls for Cancellation

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The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo state has described the ongoing local government council election as a sham capable of causing the Pacesetter state untold disrepute if allowed to stand.

“And for this not to happen, the Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission (OYSIEC) has to halt the exercise and reschedule it for another day when it is ready to conduct a free, fair, and credible poll.”

Reports from across the state indicate that cases of non-availability of election officials, disenfranchisement of eligible voters, shortage of voting materials, violence, and threats to life were recorded while the electoral commission appeared helpless to rescue the situation, even as voters waited endlessly in most of the affected places.

In a statement issued today and made available to journalists in Ibadan by its Publicity Secretary, Olawale Sadare, Oyo APC regretted that “another opportunity to deepen democracy and return power to the people at the grassroots has had to be missed due to the insensitivity and insincerity on the part of the ruling class in the state.

“With what is happening at the moment in most Polling Units across the state, Governor Seyi Makinde has again disappointed the whole world. He promised the people that their votes would count today but the opposite is the case.

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“The good people of the state desired to participate in an election to elect a new set of council officials but what they are experiencing is nothing but a sham.

“Even if OYSIEC comes out later to declare all the candidates of the APC, we would not rate this election as credible and acceptable as it falls below the minimum global standard of election conduct. The best thing is for the Commission to suspend the exercise and choose another date for proper conduct rather than continue to connive with a few anti-democratic elements in the ruling PDP to perpetrate electoral fraud and desecration of democracy in the land.

“For the avoidance of doubt, OYSIEC started with back and forth position on the need to deploy the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) for the conduct of the poll. A few days ago, the Commission recruited PDP members as its ad-hoc staff and this same set of people were saddled with the responsibilities of conducting today’s poll, and they have been carrying out the script given to them by the powers that be in the state. What could be the rationale behind taking 500 pieces of ballot papers to a Polling Unit where about 1,500 registered as eligible voters?

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“OYSIEC failed to mobilize officials to attend to prospective voters in key polling units while it also released inadequate voting materials to virtually all the polling units. In most Polling Units, officials of the Commission did not arrive until noon when most voters had left for their respective homes in frustration. This aptly validated the suspicion that the PDP had handed a script to the Commission to implement in their favor.

“In the 10 local government councils of Oke-Ogun, the official result sheets known as Form EC8A were withheld by OYSIEC’s Electoral Officers while political thugs were unleashed on some members of the opposition who asked questions in places like Kajola, Olorunsogo, Itesiwaju, Ibarapa East, Lagelu, Ido, Oyo East, Atiba, Oluyole among others. The chairman of our party in Ibarapa East, Mr. Segun Ojediran, was violently attacked by the PDP thugs in Eruwa and he is now receiving treatment in a private hospital.

“OYSIEC has failed to accommodate more than 80 percent of the eligible voters in the state today, and there is no way the meager 20 percent of people who were lucky to cast their votes lawfully can decide the fate of the vast majority. Obviously, the Commission allowed a few people to cast their votes at the polling units while the balance of majority rights to vote was secretly handed down to the PDP. Any electoral victory given behind closed doors is illegitimate, tainted, and unacceptable. Therefore, we call for the total cancellation of the whole exercise as it was done today,” APC said.

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LG Poll: Senator Alli condemns OYSIEC’s election conduct amid alleged attacks

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Senator Sharafadeen Alli, representing Oyo South Senatorial District, has raised serious concerns over the conduct of the Local Government Election by the Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission (OYSIEC).

The lawmaker, who cast his vote in Ward 3 of Ibadan North Local Area, labeled the electoral process as a “sham.”

Expressing his disappointment, Senator Alli stated, “What is happening here shows there is no preparedness in the conduct of the election. I will say OYSIEC is out for another game because this is almost 11 o’clock, and officers supposed to conduct the election are not here. And this is happening in almost all voting centers in Oyo South Senatorial District.”

Senator Alli further revealed alarming incidents, including an attack on the Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ibarapa East Local Government, who is reportedly in critical condition at Awojobi Hospital.

Despite these challenges, Alli urged voters to remain calm and refrain from resorting to violence.

The criticism from Senator Alli underscores growing concerns about the transparency and effectiveness of the electoral process in Oyo State.

 

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APC Raises Alarm Over Alleged Fresh Plot by PDP to Rig LG Poll in Oyo

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As voters in Oyo state warm up to exercise their franchise in the local government council election slated for this Saturday, the state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has raised the alarm over an alleged fresh plot by the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to compromise the electoral process and manipulate results in favour of its candidates as against the expectations of the whole world.

The Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission (OYSIEC) had indicated its readiness to conclude all arrangements for the emergence (through the ballots) of a new set of elected officials into the 33 local government councils with the conduct of election for the candidates of all registered political parties this Saturday and all hands appear to be on deck for the exercise.

But in a statement issued today and made available to journalists in Ibadan by its Publicity Secretary, Olawale Sadare, Oyo APC berated the ruling PDP and some individuals with vested interest “over their refusal to learn democratic culture and decency as they live in the past where force, intimidation and fraudulent practices determined winners of elections.

“Political watchers and patriots in the society are worried about the shameless conduct of most PDP elements in the state who move around to boast about the plans of their leaders and powers-that-be in the state to write results rather than allow votes to count in this Saturday council election. This set of anti-democratic elements tells whoever that cared to listen they owned OYSIEC and that nobody including security agents, journalists, and accredited observers could stop them from declaring the PDP candidates as the winners in any of the Wards and local government councils.

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“For the avoidance of doubt, we have uncovered some fresh plots by a cartel of desperados in the Agodi Government House to rig the poll in favor of the PDP. This, according to an impeccable source, would afford Gov. Seyi Makinde the opportunity of sustaining his hold on the PDP ahead of the 2027 general elections. One of the plots is to influence most of the Electoral Officers in all the 33 LGAs to work with voter registers which have been doctored in such a way that most voters perceived to be either independent-minded or APC supporters would not find their names on Saturday and thereby disenfranchised.

“Also, we have it on good authority that some characters recruited from the Park Management System (PMS) are to be deployed to each Polling Unit where they would aid vote buying and intimidate voters and agents of the opposition parties at the same time. Moreover, many PDP members have been forced on OYSIEC as Ward Collation Officers and the task given to them is to frustrate the seamless collation of results in most of the 351 Wards with a view to paving the way for the submission of fake results already prepared in favour of the ruling party candidates.

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“As it stands now, all eyes are on our dear state and Gov. Makinde cannot afford to renege on his promise to deliver free, fair, and credible poll this time round. Another fact to consider is that any attempt to prevent the good people of the state from voting their conscience and rescue the third tier of government from total collapse this Saturday would not augur well for democracy in the country. Therefore, we appeal to all stakeholders particularly OYSIEC and security agents to be alive to their responsibility before, during, and after the Saturday poll since it means so much to the entire citizenry.” APC stated.

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