Osun APC youth wing accuses Aregbesola of destabilisation
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo
The youth wing of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in Osun State has accused Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola of working against the interest of the party in the state.
It called on President Muhammadu Buhari to caution the minister on his move to destroy the party on the altar of vendetta.
Addressing a press conference in Osogbo on Wednesday, the APC youth leader in the state, Goke Akinwemimo said that Aregbesola has become a liability and political virus with his conduct and appears to be on a mission to ground the party in the state in aid of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
It would be recalled that members of the caucus loyal to the former governor on Tuesday embarked on a protest, demanding for the removal of the state chairman of the party, Prince Gboyega Famoodu.
Akinwemimo, however, noted that the demand of Aregbesola and his allies for the dissolution of the party structure is not only ridiculous but exposes his ill wish for APC.
His words: “We are compelled to call on President Muhammadu Buhari to caution the Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola on his callous and vendetta move to destroy our party in Osun on account of ego tripping and personal self-aggrandizement. The conduct is becoming worrisome, retrogressive not expected from a serving minister and former governor who have rose to prominence with the support of the party structure.
“Apart from the fact that the minister openly sponsored splinter groups to reduce the winning chance of our party to win the just concluded governorship election in the state, he openly declared support for opposition party and moved further to mobilise both financial and human resources including security agents under the supervision of his ministry to harass and oppress our teeming members to aid the opposition Peoples Democratic Party. The PDP candidate openly stated that he received support from Aregbesola’s allies. Also, the leading figures of his splinter group have since decamped to the PDP.
“For clarity, the minister and his allies massively mobilised and voted against our party in the just concluded governorship election, and openly mocked our party for the loss of the July 16th election.
“For this alone, the minister and his allies have lost every moral ground to even claim membership of our party. In fact, if it were to be in a saner clime, he ought to have resigned as our party member and relinquish his ministerial position because his heart and soul is no longer with our party. If the minister has any wish for our party, it is total collapse, but he will fail in his sinister mission.
“We are saying these to alert the national leadership of our dear party that Aregbesola and his allies are no more with APC. Apart from the fact that their previous actions have shown that they are working for opposition, they are equally determined to ensure that we lose other future elections, including the presidential election.
“They are out to spell doom for our party. But we are prepared to resist them and they will not succeed.”
The APC youth wing therefore urged party members and supporters not to exercise any fear as a result of Aregbesola and his allies’ charade but to continue to mobilise support for the party to ensure a sound victory in all future elections and the battle to reclaim APC mandate.
