Members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ilesa West Local Government Area has vowed to resist any form of imposition, they made this known on Sunday when they stormed the Igbona residence of Gboyega Famodun, the Osun APC chairman in protest.
The protesters, numbering about a thousand were expressing dissatisfaction over the choice of House of Assembly candidate in the 2023 general election.
Part of their demands was that any aspirant who would stand as a candidate in the Osun State House of Assembly election in 2023 should be elected through a primary election as against the proposed consensus arrangment which has been rumored to be in favour of the incumbent House of Assembly member Hon Wale Adedoyin
They revealed that they were dissatisfied with the decision of the party in the state to impose Hon Wale Adedoyin on them.
The protesters who are believed to be the supporter of a leading aspirant Mr Abayomi Ojo insisted that their motive for embarking on a peaceful protest was to show their grievances and absolute support for a primary election in their constituency.Mr Abayomi Ojo is also believed to enjoyed the support of majority of the leadership of the party in Ilesa West
The protesters, who demanded that candidates should not be imposed against the people’s choice in Ilesa West local government, appealed to the state’s APC executive committee for resolution.
Meanwhile, Gboyega Famodun has assured that the request of the protesters would be looked into.
He also praised the protesters for the orderly manner in which the protests were held noting that their action showed that democracy was working in the state since it has room for people to show their grievances in a peaceful manner.
