The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State is facing heightened tension following the mass resignation of loyalists aligned with the party’s former National Secretary, Senator Iyiola Omisore.
It will be recalled that Senator Omisore contested the APC governorship ticket against Mr. Bola Oyebamiji but was disqualified alongside six other aspirants.Efforts at reconciliation have so far proven unsuccessful, as Omisore’s supporters remain resolute after alleging that their demand for legislative tickets was not endorsed by the party leadership.
Within the past week, no fewer than five prominent members of the Omisore faction have resigned from the APC, though none publicly disclosed the reasons behind their decisions.
Those who resigned include a former Education Commissioner, Oladoyin Bamisayemi; Commissioner for Political Matters, Taiwo Akeju; Special Adviser on Higher Education, Jamiu Olawumi; and former State Lawmaker, Adeyeye Olajide, among others.
Meanwhile, APC members have taken to social media to criticize the decision for the party chieftains to dump the political platform a few months before the governorship election.
Funso Fagbohungbe described Bamisayemi’s move as that of an ingrate, following the latter’s claim of slavery within the party, as Fagbohungbe disclosed that having served as a two-term lawmaker and Commissioner for Education for twelve years, Bamisayemi lack moral right to accuse APC of enslaving party members.
“It is time we take them up for their lies. Bamisayemi served as a two-term lawmaker under Aregbesola, former Governor Gboyega Oyetola appointed him Commissioner for Education, yet he accused the party of enslaving members. His origin is the PDP, and now that he returns to his original party affiliation, he should not accuse our party wrongly,” he said.
Although the defectors have publicly announced their intended political destination, Olawumi was recently sighted at the Accord Party campaign media office alongside committee members. The development has fueled speculation that they may be aligning with or working toward Governor Ademola Adeleke’s re-election bid.This version keeps
