Politics
Oyo : Ido LG APC Sets for 2019 Elections
Aftermath of ward, local government and state congresses as well as the just concluded National Convention, the Party faced series of challenges which nearly truncated the structure of the All Progressives Congress (APC) especially at the ward and local government levels.
The crisis and leadership tussle in APC necessitated the parallel congresses in affected 30 states including Oyo state.
Prior to the inauguration of the party Chairman in Oyo state, Chief Akin Oke and his executives, some aggrieved members pulled out of the party and formed ‘Unity Forum’ just like Reformed – APC led by Alhaji Galadima who is a former political ally of President Muhammadu Buhari.
(L-R) Hon. Safiu Olalere and Hon. Wahab Oladejo, Ido Lg boss during the APC meeting
Although, the crisis in Ido Local Government APC began in 2017 between Pastor Samuel Akintokun, who was the former party chairman in the council and some leaders of the party.
For more than six months, the party in the council has two factions, but that has finally been resolved as the ex-party chairman, Pastor Akintokun and some of his loyalists settled for the African Democratic Congress (ADC).
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As part of the reconciliation move by Oyo APC with aggrieved members, some leaders of the party have swung into action by appealing to them.
For three weeks now Mega Icon Magazine had attended general meetings of APC at Egbeda, Ibarapa North East LCDA,Oluyole and Ido local governments.
Asides Ibarapa North East LCDA APC meeting where the council boss, Hon Olanrewaju Olaosegba distributed empowerment materials and cash donations worth over seven million naira, Ido local government APC meeting is the mother of all.
Ido APC leaders, Alh. Basiru Babalola, Alh. Ajisafe and Pa Lakundoro
The Ido motor park, venue of the meeting was filled with members of the party and loyalists of some aspirants with different placards and posters, relating peacefully with each other.
This signalled that peace is gradually returning to Ido APC as major actors in the progressive fold attended the meeting.
Meanwhile, those that belonged to the group of the then factional APC Chairman, Pastor Akintokun including a member representing Ido state constituency in the Oyo State House of Assembly, Hon Safiu Olalere and some leaders of the group pledged their commitments to the Oyo APC.
Kudos to Alhaji Kamorudeen Ajisafe who is also the Vice Chairman, Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board, Pa Olayiwola Lakondoro, Alhaji Bashiru Babalola, the State Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Professor Adeniyi Olowofela, Ido Lg chief, Hon. Wahab Oladejo and other APC leaders for their efforts at reconciling with the aggrieved members.
What happened at Ido APC meeting is unique as leaders and wards’ chairmen unanimously adopted the Oyo state commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Professor Adeniyi Olowofela as the sole candidate from Ido local government to contest the forthcoming election in the Ido- Ibarapa East Federal Constituency in the 2019 general elections.
APC in Ido local government has made a decision in terms of house of representatives candidate while pledging their total support for the Governor, Abiola Ajimobi Oyo South Senatorial bid.
Also, the Ido/Ibarapa East APC Elders’ Council led by Chief Timothy Jolaoso has adopted Professor Adeniyi Olowofela as its consensus candidate for Federal House of Representatives election in 2019.
The elders, who gathered at Ido Local Government Headquarters, after a brief meeting gave the endorsement on Friday.
While other constituencies are currently facing series of challenges, Ido/Ibarapa East Federal Constituency has moved on and put the problems arising from the three congresses above them for the interest of peace, knowing fully well that it is only in an atmosphere of peace that any meaningful development can thrive.
In their separate reactions at Ido Lg APC meeting, the Council gaffer of Ido local government, Hon Wahab Oladeji, his Omi-Apata LCDA counterpart, Barrister Niyi Oyekunle and some aspirants maintained that the party is intact and there is no faction in Ido APC.
They explained that there is always room for the aggrieved members to come back to the progressive fold.
With much achievements in the Ido APC reconciliation process and on-going road constructions in every nook and cranny of the local government, especially Eleyele – Ido – Eruwa road; will the party sweep all their political positions as they did in the 2015 general elections?
Well time will tell..
Adewole Adebayo, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), has declared his willingness to step aside in the 2027 elections if a stronger candidate emerges to lead the party.
Adebayo made this statement on Sunday during an appearance on Inside Sources with Laolu Akande, a socio-political programme aired on Channels Television, monitored by Mega Icon Magazine.
“Everybody knows that I have an aspiration. I’m working on it, but God is the author of tomorrow; we don’t even know who is going to be around in 2027,” he said.
The lawyer and politician emphasised that his ambition would not stand in the way of a more capable leader who could address Nigeria’s challenges.
“It is my prayer to God that if there is a person who God thinks is better than me to fix the problem of Nigeria, my ambition should not stop that person because we want a country that works. That is the kind of thing we are working on at this time,” he added.
Adebayo assured Nigerians that the SDP would present a candidate worthy of national support, capable of unseating President Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the next election.
He further stressed that the SDP would avoid divisive politics based on religion and ethnicity.
“What used to be an easy discussion – with religion and ethnicity – has become explosive now. So, we will not use the SDP forum to try to bifurcate our people into different zones,” he noted.
According to him, the party aims to produce a candidate whose emergence will be met with widespread approval.
“When we make a choice in the SDP, there will be resounding joy outside the SDP, and Nigerians will say: ‘Okay, finally, this platform has given the country a chance’,” Adebayo said.
The lawmaker representing Ibarapa East/Ido Federal Constituency, Engr Aderemi Oseni, has congratulated the Oyo State Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Prince Moshood Olayide-Abas on his appointment as the Board Chairman of the Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Kaduna, by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
Oseni, who also serves as the Chairman of the House Committee on Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA), described Olajide’s appointment as a recognition of his dedication to the party and his contributions to its growth in Oyo State.
In a statement issued on Saturday by his media aide, Idowu Ayodele, the lawmaker commended President Tinubu for considering competent and loyal party members for key federal appointments.
“I extend my heartfelt congratulations to our leader, Prince Abas Olajide on this well-deserved appointment. His leadership and commitment to the APC in Oyo State have been exemplary. I have no doubt that he will bring the same level of dedication to this new role,” Oseni stated.
He also congratulated other notable figures from Oyo State who were appointed to federal boards, urging them to justify the confidence reposed in them by delivering on their mandates.
“This is not just an opportunity but a call to service. I encourage all appointees to work diligently in support of President Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda,” he added.
Oseni expressed optimism that these appointments would further strengthen governance at the national level and reinforce the APC’s political structure in Oyo State.
Less than a month after former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai left the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to join the Social Democratic Party (SDP), the party’s North-West leadership has denied that he is a registered member.
In a statement issued in Kaduna, the North-West Assistant Secretary of the SDP, Idris Inuwa, asserted that neither the ward nor the state chapter of the party has any record of El-Rufai’s membership.
“It has come to our notice that certain individuals, including Nasir El-Rufai, are being rumoured to have joined the SDP. However, neither the chairman of Kaduna North Local Government in Kaduna State nor the leadership of Unguwar Sarki ward has any record of these memberships,” he stated.
Inuwa, therefore, urged El-Rufai and other prospective members to follow the proper membership process if they wish to officially join the SDP.
“We advise him and any other interested individuals to adhere to the established procedures for membership registration,” he added.
Furthermore, the North-West Zonal Assistant Secretary rejected the dissolution of the Kaduna State working committee of the SDP by the party’s National Working Committee.
“While we recognise the growing interest of individuals and groups in joining the SDP, we emphasise that there are well-defined guidelines and constitutional provisions governing membership admission. The Kaduna State chapter of SDP remains open to all prospective members who comply with the established procedures,” Inuwa stated.
It will be recalled that El-Rufai resigned his membership of the APC and defected to the SDP on 10 March 2025.
In his resignation statement, El-Rufai cited concerns over what he described as the “capricious trajectory” of the ruling party, which he alleged the leadership had failed to address.
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