Concerned APC Youths Create Upset
OpenLife Nigeria reports that a major crisis has erupted within the Oyo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, over what some groups tagged as lopsided appointments while berating the party for allowing a party leader hold two appointments where other members continue to languish in penury.
A group within the party, under the umbrella of “Concerned APC youths” in a statement signed by its spokesperson, Tunde Awolumate, in Ibadan on Thursday, described the development as not only unfortunate, but greedy.
It will be recalled that President Bola Tinubu, recently released a list of fresh appointments of about 70 party faithful, whereby Alhaji Fatai Ibikunle was nominated as the Executive Director, Commercial and Environmental Department for the South West Development Commission.
Before today’s nomination, the group said that the fresh nominee, Ibikunle was the Chairman, National Lottery Regulatory Commission, NLRC, during the eight years of President Muhammadu Buhari.
The group further said that Ibikunle was also recently screened by the Senate as a member of the Code of Conduct Bureau Commission.
This has led to serious grumbling and complaints of greed by party leaders and members, thereby accusing him of using his closeness to the top hierarchy of the party to confuse the President in acting wrongly.
Said the group: “From Oke-Ogun to Ogbomoso, Oyo, Ibarapa and Ibadan, there are complaints galore as to why a person would get two juicy, big appointments while hundreds are yet to get anything.
“This is a classic case of greed as groaned by an old progressive from Oyo town.
“This raised questions on why a particular leader could be given two appointments while some were yet to be recognised.
“We have no apology for APC’s naivety in handling political matters, because the party is suffering from the consequences of greed.
“This calls to question the capacity, experience and skills of APC leaders on political matters and we have no apology whatsoever for their naivety.
“The APC, particularly in Oyo state is merely suffering the consequences of the greed, lust for power and inordinate ambitions of its leaders.
“We have gradually turned ourselves to a laughing stock in the face of the ruling party in the state as they describe us as being excessively thirsty for power and this calls for concern.
“Indeed, the party’s disdain for democratic norms, rule of law and sanctity of the party, coupled with its excessive thirst for power portends grave threat to our survival and calls for serious concern among the party in the state.”
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