There has been disagreement over the reconciliation terms presented to the National Reconciliation Committee by Hon. Rasaq Salin...
There has been disagreement over the reconciliation terms presented to the National Reconciliation Committee by Hon. Rasaq Salinsile-led APC faction.
Speaking on the visitation of the reconciliation committee of the party, the State Publicity Secretary of the party, Comrade Abiodun Agboola, said only justice and fairness can guarantee peace in the party.
Agboola, who is of the Salinsile led faction of the party, said if the reconciliation committee and the national secretariat of the party, tow the path of justice, equity and fairness, the crisis in the party will be extinguished.
Speaking with Correspondent in a telephone interview yesterday, Agboola said: “We met the Senator Abdullahi Adamu led national reconciliation committee last Saturday and we presented our grievances and demands. We told the committee how the governor has bastardised the party through politics of bitterness, marginalisation and exclusiveness.
On how to resolve the crisis, it is simple. The impunity of the Governor and his group, IleriOluwa should be addressed. The governor has been using his position to cause problem in the party. And since he has declared intention to contest for second term, he should resign as member of the Caretaker Committee.
“I think that is the honourable thing to do. He cannot be a judge in his own case. The national secretariat, in which Oyetola is part of, is to conduct primaries for the governorship aspirants of the party and Oyetola is also contesting. How do you guarantee fairness in that case? And we know how the governor has been using his position to negatively influence and compromise the party officers sent for assignment in Osun. We cannot allow that to happen again.
“The congress that produced our own ward, local and state party officials should be recognised because we were the only eligible people who participated in the congress. Let the IleriOluwa people, right from the former Chairman of the party, Prince Gboyega Famodun, tell us the teller with which they purchased each and individual’s form for the congress. We are the real party executives.”
Reacting to Agboola’s submission, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Political Affairs, Chief Sunday Akere, dismissed the two demands of the Hon. Rasaq Salinsile-led APC faction, describing it as unreasonable.
Akere, in an interview with Correspondent yesterday said: “We believe there is end in sight on the crisis in the party. Senator Abdullahi Adamu was here to meet the TOP people, the party and the government of the state. The two sides have tabled their matter before the national reconciliation committee and we believe and hope to see an end to the crisis.
“However, I must say that the question as to if there is end in sight on the crisis should be thrown to the TOP people. This is because their demands before the reconciliation panel is unreasonable.
“The reconciliation panel was not here to review the congresses we had done in the state. It was here just to listen to grievances of the party members and see to amicable settlement. For TOP people to ask for recognition of their own ward, local government and state congresses is out of place and laughable.
“Secondly, Governor Adegboyega Oyetola was nominated to be member of the APC Caretaker and Extra Ordinary Convention Committee by the national leadership of the party and he is representing the South-West, not just Osun State. Asking him to resign from that position as demanded by TOP people is illogical.
“The national reconciliation committee was here to settle our differences and not to look at the party congresses or the Governor’s membership of the Caretaker Committee. TOP people are trying to shift the goalpost in the middle of the game.
We are for peace. Every APC member in the state should be concerned on how the progressive government will continue in the State of Osun. The party belongs to every one of us.”
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