Members of the All Progressives Congress in Irepodun and Orolu local government areas of Osun State have kicked against moves by some people within the party to distort the zoning arrangements of the both senatorial and House of Representatives seat in area.
The APC members, who gathered at the party secretariat in Ilobu on Monday, insisted that the House of Representatives ticket of the party should be retained in Irepodun/Orolu, while the Senate remains in Osogbo/Olorunda as it was agreed upon in 2018.
They alleged that some individuals within the party are currently scheming to have the two tickets of the party are zone to Osogbo/Olorunda, calling on party leaders including Governor Adegboyega Oyetola to ensure that there’s fairness and equal representation across the area.
Reading the communique issued after the meeting, the Secretary of APC in Osogbo Federal Constituency, Abayomi Oyedeji said the conduct of the political affairs in the Federal Constituency has been with mutual respect for each other and on equal partnership amongst the four Local Government Areas that form the Federal Constituency.
Oyedeji added that “the mutual respect had brought and will still bring a lot of success to our party, All Progressives Congress (APC) in any elections in the State. The mutual respect and the unity of purpose within the Federal Constituency had been and will still be factors which are helping the Federal Constituency to gather and garner highest number of votes, amongst the nine Federal Constituencies in the State, for our party in any elections.
“We believe that if the unity of purpose and the mutual respect are sustained by the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Federal Constituency and in the State, this will bring success for our party in the forth-coming Gubernatorial Election holding on the 16th day of July, 2022 and 2023 General Elections. Mor importantly, with unity and oneness in the Federal Constituency, victory is certain for our amiable Governor, Alhaji Isiaka Adegboyega Oyetola in the forth-coming Gubernatorial by the Grace of God.
Presently the Federal Constituency produces the Senator representing Osun Central Senatorial District in the 9th Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, in person of Senator (Dr.) Surajudeen Ajibola Bashir who hails from Osogbo Local Government Aresa of Osun State. Similarly, the Federal Constituency is also being represented at the House of Representatives, Abuja by Hon. Bukola Oyewo from Orolu Local government Area of Osun State. The representation described above was not achieved by accident; it has history. The history is known to everybody in the Federal Constituency who participated in the processes of nomination of candidates for the two elected positions of the National Assembly in 2018.
“More emphatically, on our part as integral part of the Federal Constituency, we are ady and have resolved to continue to operate as equal partners and have mutual respect for Osogbo Local Government Area and Olorunda Local Government Area. We hope that members of our party in Osogbo Local Government Area and Olorunda Local Government Area will also continue to reciprocate this with strong believe that Irepodun Local Government Area and Orolu Local Government are not only dispensable and important partners in the political affairs, but also form integral punts of the Federal Constituency.
“Members of the party in Irepodun Local Government Area and Orolu Local Government Area shall work days and nights to ensure land-slide victory, if not. moon-slide, for our party and Governor Isiaka Adegboyega Oyetola in the forth coming Gubernatorial Election in the State and other future elections.
“As equal partners and integral part of the Federal Constituency, if either Irepodun Local Government Area or Orolu Local Government Area is not allowed to produce the candidate for the Senatorial election in the next National Assembly Elections, in other not to destabilize the Federal Constituency, we. abide by the 2018 zoning arrangement of the two elected positions in the Federal Constituency with the hope that in future the candidate for the senatorial election will be produced by either Irepodun Local Government Area or Orolu Local Government Area.
“Specifically, we support the zoning of the Senate to either Osogbo Local Government Area or Olorunda Local Government Area and the zoning of member representing the Federal Constituency at the House of Representatives to either Irepodun Local Government Area cr Orolu Local Government Area to ensure justice, fairness and equity.”
