A faction of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), in Oyo state, APC Unity Forum, has petitioned President Muhammadu Buhari, National Chairman of the party, Chief John Oyegun, and the National Working Committee of the party over the lingering crisis rocking the ruling party in the state.
The Forum’s Secretary, Dr. Wasiu Olatunbosun, who signed the petition, describing the wards, local and state congresses held by a faction of the party loyal to the state Governor as illegal.
In its five-point allegations, the Forum also declared that the Unity Forum’s congresses was the only legal congress, with recognition of all the attendant prerequisites.
The forum in the petition, copies of which were also sent to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Inspector General of Police urged Oyegun to declare the congresses held by the “Unity Forum of the APC-Oyo State, as the only legal congress, with recognition of all the attendant prerequisites”.
The petition titled “Illegal conduct by Ajimobi faction” said a purported APC ward congress in favour of persons who did not obtain nomination forms”.
It further alleged that those in the Governor Abiola Ajimobi faction of APC in Oyo State should not be accorded “the status of lawful and proper contestants of the party at the ward and subsequent levels”.
It alleged among others that: “Those in the Governor Abiola Ajimobi faction of APC in Oyo state should not be accorded “the status of lawful and proper contestants of the party at the ward and subsequent levels.
“The Transfer Forms of Agodi Branch of First Bank which was presented as proof of payment for nomination forms for the ward congress was fake.
“Governor Ajimobi loyalists only paid the nomination sum of N20.06 million to the account of APC at the Agodi Branch of First Bank on Monday, May 7th.”
