The Osun State Executive of the All Progressives Congress, APC, yesterday said it had successfully re-united aggrieved members of the party after the crisis that shadowed its July
20 primary election held to pick the governorship flag bearer for the party. Osun APC Chairman, Famodun with one of the governorship aspirants Najeem Salaam In a statement from the office of the party chairman, Prince Gboyega Famodun, made available to newsman in Osogbo, the state capital, said that “frayed nerves have cooled, dissenting members of the executive have returned to their duty posts and the body is again united under the leadership of its chairman. It will be recalled that in the heat of the primary, when the party’s National Executive opted for the direct primary model to elect its governorship flag bearer for Osun, the State Executive apparently divided with some of its members purported to have suspended the chairman, Prince Gboyega Famodun and the Secretary, Alhaji Razaq Salinshile. A statement by the party’s spokesperson, Mr Kunle Oyatomi, said, “ a damage control reconciliation effort by elders of the party successfully re-united the dissenting members with the state executive at the weekend”. “We can now inform party members and our teeming supporters in the state and beyond that the APC executive in Osun is back, fully united in business, and reinvigorated to pursue our collective goal of decisively winning the governorship election in September as a united force,” Prince Famodun said. Oyatomi quoted Famodun to have said, “sometimes in presidential democracies worldwide, primaries are usually very contentious and can even create divisions, but they hardly ever end up breaking the party”. According to the chairman, “the heat and squabble generated during the process usually simmer down as the party heals its bruises and restores unity for the real contest – in this case, the governorship election, which is less than eight weeks away. “We are now eminently positioned to go into the contest with renewed strength and determination not only to defeat all opposition but also to ensure that the progress, which Osun has experienced in the last 90 months will continue”, Famodun emphasised. He therefore called on all members, friends and supporters of the APC, “to get seriously involved in the war effort to keep the state on course for the peace, progress and development that are the legacies Ogbeni Rauf Adesoji Aregbesola will be handing over to his successor”. Prince Famodun thanked everyone who took part In the reconciliation process and applauded the reunited executive members for the matured attitude they adopted in resolving the problem. Meanwhile, APC Standard bearer, Mr Gboyega Oyetola has assured the people of the state of all round development, if elected. Oyetola, who doubles as the Chief of staff to Governor Rauf Aregbesola said he would consolidate on the achievements of the Aregbesola Administration. He gave the assurance while addressing members of one of the leading Socio-political groups in the state, Osun Positive Force, OPF, during their “Thank You Meeting” held at Government Annex, Okefia, Osogbo Appreciating the efforts of the OPF and members of APC during the party’s primary, he said he would not disappoint them and appealed to them to support him at the September 22 election. In his remarks, the founder of the group who also doubles as Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Dr. Ajibola Basiru thanked God for giving the party a competent candidate as a flag bearer and urged members of OPF to start canvassing for Oyetola so as to ensure he emerges winner.
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