Ogun LG Elections: Ijebu North Stakeholders Protest Against Alleged Imposition Of Candidate
… Petitions APC Chairman
Some All Progressives Congress members from Ijebu North Local government area of Ogun State on Wednesday stormed the Ogun State Secretariat of Nigeria Union Of Journalists, Oke Ilewo Abeokuta, protesting against the alleged Imposition of the immediate past Chairman of the local government, Hon Mobolaji Odusanya by the Secretary to Ogun State Government, Mr Tokunbo Talabi as the flag bearer of the Party for the November 16th Local Government elections.
The APC members who are mainly youths in a prepared speech called for direct primaries to choose whoever will fly the Party ticket during the elections.
In the letter dated 3rd September, 2024, and addressed to the Chairman
All Progressives Congress, Ogun State chapter, the members who called themselves aggrieved Party stakeholders of ljebu North Local Government, Ogun
State, express its displeasure over an alleged plot by the Secretary to the Ogun
State Government (SSG) Mr. Tokunbo Talabi to impose the immediate past Chairman of the local government, Hon. Mobolaji Odusanya on party executives and members.
“We wish to bring to your notice that, Mr. Tokunbo Talabi (SSG) is planning to handpick Hon. Mobolaji Odusanya as the consensus candidate of the party which is directly against the will of the Governor.
“This is after the state governor, His Excellency Prince Dapo Abiodun has said any disloyal party member should not be considered by the Party for any elective position in the forthcoming local government elections in the state.
“Recall that Hon. Mobolaji Odusanya was among the 17 council chairmen including Wale Adedayo that accused Governor Dapo Abiodun of embezzling the local government allocation. Infact he (Mobolaji Odusanya) was number 2 on the list signed; And he is also amongst the chairman that rejected the official vehicle purchased for them by His Excellency.
Mr. Tokunbo Talabi’s (SSG ) impunity and lack of respect for constituted authority
will throw ljebu North into an intractable crisis.
The members therefore called “on the Governor of Ogun State, His Excellency Prince Dapo Abiodun and political leaders in the local government to intervene and allow all interested candidates engage in direct primaries to test their popularity and acceptability.
“We say NO to imposition of candidate by Ogun SSG, Mr. Tokunbo Talabi”.
In his reaction, Ogunleye Odunayo, media aide to Mr Tokunbo Talabi, denied the involvement of SSG in imposing any candidate
His words ” I am not aware of what you are saying and that can never be possible.
“The SSG is a man that stands with democracy and that has always been his position.
