A group within the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oluyole Federal Constituency, Itesiwaju Oluyole, has described as false and misleading a media report titled “APC Leaders Rally Behind Gbolagade over Oluyole Primaries”.
Speaking on behalf of the group, Alh. Wasiu Busari stated that the report was deliberately designed to mislead members of the public and create confusion over the outcome of the recently conducted party primaries in the constituency.
According Busari, the meeting referenced in the report was attended by only a few leaders whose preferred aspirant, Biodun Gbolagade, lost at the primaries.
The group maintained that the gathering was merely an attempt to restate a position that had already been overtaken by the party’s decision and the outcome of the exercise.
It added that several prominent APC leaders in Oluyole were absent from the meeting, a development it said reflected their respect for party supremacy, due process, and the outcome of the primaries.
Among those said to be absent were the current APC Chairman in the constituency, Prince Dotun Oladipo; Alhaji Razak Lawal Akilapa; Pa Osuolale Alamu; Prince Abbas Alesinloye; Alhaji Ogunrin; Hon. Moruff Lamolo; Alhaji Abdul Wahid Olawale; Hon. Abiodun Wahab, popularly known as Deen Abbey; and Pa Larinde, among others.
The statement further alleged that some individuals behind the narrative were among those who either defected to the Accord Party during the 2023 elections or were linked with anti-party activities against the APC in the last general elections.
The group, therefore, urged residents and party faithful in Oluyole Federal Constituency to disregard the report, insisting that the APC remains bigger than individual interests.
It stressed that the outcome of the primaries should be respected in the interest of unity, party discipline, and democratic order.