Ogun State Failed Campaign Run, Amosun in the Eye of The Storm
That the Ogun state presidential campaign exercise was a disaster is no news, however, the Ogun state governors head is set to roll as he has been fingered as being responsible for the embarrassing outcome of the Presidential campaign held recently in the state. Recall that the president and some highly placed members of the ruling APC were attacked by touts during the exercise.
The All Progressives Congress APC, is not taking the events of that day lying down because it has vowed to punish the Ogun State Governor, Ibikunle Amosun, who it was alleged hired the thugs that attacked President Muhammadu Buhari and party leaders during the Monday campaign rally held in Abeokuta the state capital.
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The National Publicity Secretary of the ruling APC, Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu, expressed regrets and disappointment at the abysmal conduct displayed by members of the state. In a statement on Tuesday, Mallam lssa-Onilu said that those responsible for the “premeditated attacks” would be dealt with, however, the spokesman of the party said that the sanction would be delayed till after the elections.
According to Issa-Onilu,
“The All Progressives Congress (APC) regrets Monday’s premeditated attacks sponsored by Governor Ibikunle Amosun on President Muhammadu Buhari and other senior party leaders at the venue of the presidential campaign rally in Ogun State.
“This is one act of indiscipline too many. The APC will not condone acts of indiscipline, indiscretion, and anti-party activities from any party member no matter how highly placed.
“The party will review this gross misconduct of deliberately positioning thugs to attack and embarrass the President and the party’s leadership. The party will take a decision on this matter immediately after the elections.
“It must be stated that party supremacy and discipline according to our constitution are not matters of choice but binding principles which must be adhered to by all party members.
“The APC is a party known for discipline, justice, fairness, and equality hence any plan to destroy what this party stands for would be rejected. No single person will be allowed to put his personal and selfish interests ahead of the wishes of the people of Ogun State and elsewhere.”
The APC said the decision of the National Working Committee on post-primaries remained unbendable.
“Post primaries, the decision of the National Working Committee to uphold the wishes of party members is unbendable. Therefore, whatever means being presently deployed by persons intending to undermine the wishes of the people for personal gains will not be tolerated.
“We urge our teeming party supporters and members not to be disturbed by Monday’s condemnable incident. We urge all to continue trooping out en masse for our remaining campaigns and vote massively for all and only APC candidates in the forthcoming general elections.”
