Oyo: Chairman asserts that dissolution of APC Exco is impossible

The request for the dissolution of the state executive committee is merely wishful thinking, according to Isaac Omodewu, chairman of the All Progressives Congress in Oyo State.

Omodewu responded to a statement purportedly made over the weekend by Senator Ayoade Adeseun, a former federal legislator, in Ibadan on Saturday.

According to Adeseun, there are preparations to establish an interim executive committee in place of the current APC executive committee in Oyo State.

He had stated that the move would be a precursor to the APC’s repositioning in the state.

Omodewu expressed concern that Adeseun lacked restraint when making the remarks.

He emphasized that the former federal lawmaker was not currently a member of the APC since he had been working tirelessly for his own party, the Accord Party, during the just-completed general elections.

We can recall that Sen. Adeseun gave others the confidence to reject any attempts made to keep them in the APC after their disappointment at the conclusion of the party primaries held to choose candidates for the 2023 general elections.

The current APC executive committee is a result of a legitimate congress, and our democracy does not permit the use of fiat to allow one person to dissolve party executive committees.

As far as we’re concerned, we’ve got our sights set on the prize, and we’ll stop at nothing to make sure that all disgruntled party members who defected in 2022 and new members from other political parties are drawn to the Oyo State APC, Omodewu stated.

He noted that so far, their efforts have produced fruitful outcomes.

According to Omodewu, “recently we received the 2023 gubernatorial candidates of the Labour Party, Mr. Tawfiq Akinwale, and that of the Action Peoples Party, Mr. Kazeem Ayandoye, as well as their countless supporters into the APC while many of those who left in 2022 have also returned.”