A group within the All Progressives Congress(APC), Osun State, has said the murder of the reinstated chairman of Irewole Local Government Area, Hon. Remi Abass, was aimed at weakening the party in Osun West Senatorial District ahead of the 2026 gubernatorial election.
The group, under the aegis of The Osun West Majiyagbe Ambassadors (TOWMA), boasted during a rally held in Iwo town to endorse the Osun West Senatorial District to produce an APC governor candidate that the APC will continue to grow in the zone.
The Acting Coordinator of the group, Afeez Ismail, who recalled that Abass was gruesomely killed during the council control crisis in front of Irewole council, demanded justice for the slain LG boss.
He said: “Abbas’ murder was a scheme to weaken the West’s aspiration, and we vow that his struggle for equity will not be in vain because he pursued this when he was alive.
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“They wanted to destabilise us(APC) by killing Honourable Abass, they wanted a weak zone to be given the ticket so that winning will be difficult for us. His life was dedicated to advocating for fairness, and in honour of his legacy, we urge APC stakeholders not to let his death be in vain.”
He urged APC leadership, including President Bola Tinubu, Chief Bisi Akande, Minister of Marine and Blue Economy Gboyega Oyetola, APC National Chairman Abdullahi Ganduje, National Secretary Ajibola Basiru, and Osun APC Chairman Tajudeen Lawal, to consider their demands in the spirit of equity and justice.