Ahead of Saturday’s rescheduled congress of the All Progressives Party, APC in Oyo State, relevant stakeholders have 24 hours to send fresh names to replace aspirants that have been disqualified from participatinh in the exercise.
This is contained in a statement made available to newsmen in Ibadan by the Secretary of APC Screening Committee in Oyo State, Honourable Afeez Bolaji- Repete.
He said fresh nominations to replace those that have been disqualified should reach the committee on or before noon of Thursday, 21st October.
Hon. Bolaji-Repete explained that the committee disqualified all the four aspirants eyeing the post of State Assistant Youth Leader and four out of the five who sought to vie for Senatorial Youth Leader position because they were found to be over-aged.
“At the end of the screening exercise, we found out that majority of party members eyeing Youth Leadership positions across board have passed the age bracket of between 18 and 35 years stipulated in the guidelines released by the National Secretariat of our great Party and they were summarily disqualified. Unfortunately, we lost one of the aspirants for the position of Assistant State Youth Leader, Honourable Sunday Ogundiran, a day after he appeared before the screening committee”.
“Also disqualified are all aspirants who jettisoned the zoning arrangements prescribed by leadership of the party in the state and thus sought offices outside their geopolitical zones”.
He explained that four eminent members of the party from Oke-Ogun Zone 1 expressed their desire to emerge as the next State Chairman and they all gave good account of themselves at the screening exercise.
According to the Secretary of the screening committee, those cleared for chairmanship position are Alhaji Abu Gbadamosi from Kajola Local Government, Mr. Dele Akinleye, Itesiwaju Local Government, Engineer Abolade Yekeen from Iseyin Local Government and former Commissioner in Oyo State, Honourable Isaac Omodewu from Itesiwaju Local Government.
Hon. Bolaji-Repete noted that only Alhaji Olaide Abass was screened for the position of State Deputy Chairman.
“Equally, 4 aspirants were screened for the position of Secretary, they are; Hon. Musibau Amuda, Prince Tajudeen Olanite, Hon. Okunlola Taiwo all from Oyo East Local Government and Hon. AbdulGaniyu Okanlawon from Afijio Local Government “.
He emphasized that “It is worthy of note that Oyo APC can boast of quality hands as all the aspirants who appeared before the committee demonstrated zeal, readiness and competence to excel in the post being sought if given the opportunity to serve as individuals”.
Hon. Bolaji-Repete explained that over 100 aspirants from across the 33 local government areas in the state were attended to during the exercise.
He appealed for calm among gladiators and major players within Oyo APC as the National Secretariat is doing everything possible to conduct a hitch-free congress this Saturday.
The panel headed by Engineers Idris Adeoye had to suspend its activities last weekend following the announcement of the suspension of the state congress earlier slated for last Saturday October 16, but resumed its sitting on Monday and concluded its assignment on Wednesday.
Ridwan Fasasi
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