Group demands resignation of Oyetola from APC caretaker committee

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AHEAD of the Osun State governorship primary, the Rebirth Group, a pressure body in the All Progressives Congress ( APC), has demanded the resignation of Governor Gboyega Oyetola from the party’s caretaker committee.

Led by Mr. Aliyu Audu, the group argued that Oyetola’s continued membership of the committee contravenes Section 183 of the 1999 Constitution as amended.

In a statement, it said Oyetola, who will be standing as an aspirant in the forthcoming governorship primary election in Osun State, can’t be a judge in his own case.

It, therefore, enjoined the governor to relinquish his membership of the committee, noting that the Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee ( CECPC) might conduct the primary election for the number one seat in Osun State.

The group said: “With our established reputation for respecting laws and rules, the APC cannot continue to disregard a clear constitutional provision as regards the composition of the caretaker committee. It is, therefore, incumbent on all APC leaders, especially President Muhammadu Buhari, to prevail on all governors in the party’s caretaker committee to resign forthwith.”

The group added: “While we recommend February 19, 2022 as a feasible date for the convention that will give APC a new set of elected National Working Committee members, we want to reiterate that any attempt by the Buni- led caretaker committee to move the convention any further, under any guise, will be resisted by all means possible.”

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HIS came as a Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP) governorship aspirant in Ekiti State, Kayode Adaramodu, warned that relying on a single individual for victory of the party in the June 18 governorship election in the state could be a costly mistake.