The Osun Progressives (TOP), a Caucus of All Progressives Congress(APC ) Osun chapter, has called on National Caretaker and Extraordinary Convention Committee to send only people of high integrity as the State Congress committee to level playing ground in the state.
The chairman of the group Reverend Adelowo Adebiyi said they were
concerned about the current leadership of Osun APC which has provided way for the clever manipulation.
According to Adebiyi, “the Osun Progressives crave a passionate look at the issues raised concerning the ineptitude of the current leadership of Osun APC which has provided the leeway for the clever manipulation of things by those in government.”
Adebiyi stated this yesterday at Press Conference held in Osogbo, Osun capital said that only people with dispassionate outlook towards the complicated issues in Osun APC can do justice and help the party to be re-engineered, re-energised and refocused.
The chairman accused the leadership of Osun APC for ceded its responsibility to the government appointees which he said they hoarded the registration materials and were carrying out the registration in their different homes.
He said, “We recall that we have stated some details in an earlier communication, the extent of rot which present leadership has brought on the party, so we are not going to dwell on that now.
“Yet, the thrust of this press conference is connected with one of our earlier reports. The fact that the recently concluded party membership revalidation and registration were malevolently manipulated against perceived non members of IleriOluwa group, which belong to Governor Adeboyega Oyetola.
“However, these irresponsible actions were not enough for the selfish elements whom the party abdicated its responsibility to as they shamelessly took further manipulative steps to “load” the register.
“Information has it that government appointees printed more registration materials and engaged some youths to be filling the slips and the register with fictitious names and affix it with any available passport photographs. This is said to have lasted for as much as three weeks after the official closure of the process.
“As we speak, reliable sources said the register; even to the extent of its manipulation is still in the Okefia Government House, Osogbo. When the Punch came up with its report few days back, it confirmed our “Bush Radio” report and was nothing new in real terms.
“With this situation whereby only the restricted number of party members belonging to the Governor’s group, IleriOluwa that had their hearts content in the last registration shows compromise of the Osun APC register and ought to be rejected by the APC National leadership, if fairness, equity and justice will be well served in the coming congress and any other purposes that the register will serve.
” Indeed, the Osun Progressives (TOP) call for a rejection of the document as presently composed by your highly esteemed and respected committee so that the desperate and selfish elements who do not care what happens to the party will not stain your reputation and take Osun APC to the precipice.
“May we note that these selfish lots would rather go the extra mile to manipulate the party register because of the shenanigans they want to do with it, rather than show any interest in the voters registration which is the vehicle to government.
“It is like majority of the selfish elements in government are not politically savvy enough to know that wining the party’s ticket is still a far distance from being in the Government House.” he said
