Osun APC rift deepens over separate Tinubu campaign council list
- ✦Adeleke, who is associated with Accord, was named state coordinator of the Tinubu campaign by the APC national leadership.
- However, the officials said they were particularly concerned about the “omission of several members of the State Working Committee who, according to the applicable guidelines, are expected to be statutory members of the council.” According to them, “the exclusion of these recognised party officials raises serious concerns about consultation, due process, and respect for the party’s established leadership structure.” The signatories said the list “appears inconsistent with the earlier presidential directive reportedly naming Governor Ademola Adeleke as the Director-General of the Presidential Campaign Council in Osun State.” “Following that directive, the governor promptly inaugurated a broad-based campaign team to drive the presidential campaign across the state.
- By Omeiza Ajayi, Abuja Some members of the Osun State Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress APC have rejected the newly released Presidential Campaign Council PCC list in the state and questioned why a separate structure has emerged, deepening the rift in the party’s Osun chapter.
- Adeleke, who is associated with Accord, was named state coordinator of the Tinubu campaign by the APC national leadership.
They said: "We express our strong dissatisfaction with the composition of the list, which, in our view, does not adequately reflect....
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However, the officials said they were particularly concerned about the “omission of several members of the State Working Committee who, according to the applicable guidelines, are expected to be statutory members of the council.” According to them, “the exclusion of these recognised party officials raises serious concerns about consultation, due process, and respect for the party’s established leadership structure.” The signatories said the list “appears inconsistent with the earlier presidential directive reportedly naming Governor Ademola Adeleke as the Director-General of the Presidential Campaign Council in Osun State.” “Following that directive, the governor promptly inaugurated a broad-based campaign team to drive the presidential campaign across the state.
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By Omeiza Ajayi, Abuja Some members of the Osun State Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress APC have rejected the newly released Presidential Campaign Council PCC list in the state and questioned why a separate structure has emerged, deepening the rift in the party’s Osun chapter.
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They said: “We express our strong dissatisfaction with the composition of the list, which, in our view, does not adequately reflect established party guidelines, due process and the principle of inclusiveness required in constituting such an important campaign structure.” Reports indicate that the list is the 168-member presidential and parliamentary campaign council unveiled on Monday by the state chairman, Tajudeen Lawal.
