The Committee Chairman of just concluded Congress of Oyo State All Progressives Congress (APC), Gambo Lawan has said the Committee has concluded what the National Headquarters of APC under the caretaker chairmanship Governor Mai Buni expected of the Committee. He said the responsibility given to the Committee was to conduct the State Congress, which the Committee has done in accordance with the provisions of the Party’s Constitution. And this according to Lawan has been concluded and the report has been submitted to the National Headquarters of the Party. He maintained the the Congress was conducted in the presence of all…
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The national secretariat of the All Progressives Congress (APC), on Thursday, directed contending groups in Oyo State Chapter of the party to agree on modalities for the State Congress and report back within one week. The State Affairs NG reports that the warring factions were invited to Abuja on Thursday by Governor Mai Mala Buni-led Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) to resolve the crisis surrounding the state congress of the party held on Saturday, 30th October 2021. The party’s official position reads: APC Leadership Meets Oyo Stakeholders In the aftermath of the October 30 All Progressives Congress (APC) State Congress…
Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) United Kingdom Chapter, Prince Yomi Oke on Wednesday congratulated the new APC Chairman in Oyo State, Honourable Isaac Ajiboye Omodewu and other members of his executves. Prince Oke in a congratulatory message to the newly-elected Oyo state APC executves, tasked Hon Omodewu to without wasting time embark on reconciliation moves with the party stakeholders, gladiators and his co-contestants. The APC UK chapter chieftain said the just conducted APC state congress held at the Obafemi Awolowo Stadium in Ibadan should be seen as a family affairs which should be supported by all. ” I…
The Chairman of State Congress Committee for Oyo State All Progressives Congress (APC), Hon. Gambo Lawan has disclaimed a news report that said the national secretariat has cancelled the last Saturday Congress in the state. According to him, APC CECPC only called for reconciliation among the warring parties, thus, invited all stakeholders, leaders and gladiators to a meeting on Thursday. Speaking with journalists on Tuesday evening, Gambo said the National Headquarters of APC under the caretaker chairmanship Governor Mai Buni only directed him to invite all the aggrieved parties to Abuja on Thursday to resolve all the grey areas, noting…
Following the emergence of Hon. Isaac Ajiboye Omodewu and 35 others as state executives of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State last Saturday, Governor Mai Mala Buni-led Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) has called for a meeting of party’s gladiators in the state. A party source at the national secretariat of the party told our Abuja correspondent that the CECPC has summoned a meeting of Oyo APC Stakeholders for Thursday. According to the party chieftain, the move is to reconcile the warring groups. Meanwhile, the Chairman, Oyo State Congress Committee for the All Progressives Congress (APC), Hon. Gambo…
As 2019 election was approaching, there were serious agitations from various quarters, the major players were the Asorosoboto and Akigbemaru teams. The Akigbemaru accused Asorosoboto of taking leadership decisions all by himself being the main man at the helm of affairs then, all they wanted was leadership but Asorosoboto being an intelligent, outspoken, smart and highly principled man called those who matter in the scheme of politics and went ahead in executing his plan, but his anointed candidate didn’t make it to the end, in the spirit of sportsmanship he acceded to the party decision. On the other hand, the…
The Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission(NCC), Professor Adeolu Akande has called on members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State to remain calm over the lingering crisis trailing the conduct of the party’s state congress, which saw Hon. Isaac Omodewu as new state chairman of the progressive family. Adeolu, in a statement he personally signed and made available to journalists in Ibadan on Sunday, stated that each of the three levels of the congress held in the state remains contentious and calls for the resolute intervention of the national leadership of the party. The statement read in parts:…
Following the eventual conduct of State Congress of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State on Saturday, October 30th 2021, minister of Youth and Sports, Sunday Dare has called for calm among members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) while insisting that only an all inclusive, transparent and fair congress can save the party in Oyo state from imminent crisis. The minister, however, assured that the national leadership of the party will make the right decision in the matter at hand. “The different parts of Oyo APC forged the unity required by all. This later day seeming hijack of…
The newly-elected State Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State, Hon. Isaac Ajiboye Omodewu has lauded solid foundation laid by his predecessor in office, Chief Akin Oke; saying he has kicked off reconciliation moves. Hon. Omodewu, in a statement he personally signed and made available to journalists in Ibadan on Sunday, stated that he would neither grandstand nor bask in the euphoria of self-conviction that all is well within APC Oyo State, when indeed the facts on ground are very obvious. He noted that the newly-elected party executives could not carry out the great tasks of uniting…
Few hours to the State Congress of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State, a group within the party, The United Front (TUF), says it has uncovered plot by the Unity Forum in sync with Mr. Tiri Olowoposi-led faction of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) to incite violence at Obafemi Awolowo Stadium Ibadan, venue of the exercise. TUF, in a statement signed by its Coordinator – Hon. Razaq Bello and made available to journalists in Ibadan on Friday, said it was informed of this by Unity Forum members who are seeking allegiance with mainstream Oyo State…