Some leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) under the Hope Renewed Agenda in Lagelu Local Government Area of Oyo State have accused the party chairman, Mr. Fatai Awoyoola, of sabotaging the party’s interests.
In a statement jointly signed by Chief Olusegun Ajuwon and Gafar Oyebade, and made available to journalists on Monday in Ibadan, the duo alleged that Awoyoola’s actions are damaging the party and creating internal divisions.
They dismissed Awoyoola’s recent claims that the Director General of the Nigerian Institute of Hospitality and Tourism, Abisoye Fagade, is disconnected from local political activities, describing the claims as false and misleading.
The APC chieftains further alleged that Awoyoola has been fraternizing with the opposition and accused him of deceiving the public in the name of defending the party leadership in the area.
They pointed out that no local or ward-level meetings have been held since the 2023 general election, a situation they described as detrimental to the party’s progress.
They argued that the excuses offered for this absence of meetings were baseless and unacceptable.
The statement concluded with a call on all well-meaning APC members and stakeholders in Lagelu to rally around Fagade and others to build a strong alliance that will reposition the party for success ahead of the 2027 elections.
“Our attention has been drawn to the response of some Lagelu APC leaders to the response of Chief Abisoye Fagade’s observations on the state of the party APC in lagelu local government.
“The defence of the so called Lagelu APC leaders is laden with falsehood and deception.since the last general election in 2023, there had been no single local and wards general meeting as admitted by the chairman Fatai Awoyoola, all the excuses given for not holding any meeting are not tenable and can not hold water. This Consequently, has done a great havoc on the party APC in lagelu local government.
“The assertion that Chief Abisoye Fagade is not “in tune with the traditions of lagelu local government Apc in reality” is laughable and unfounded
Chief Fagade has been very active in the party and very close to the grassroot.
Here is a man,who purchased and branded a toyota Sienna Bus for the party APC for the purpose of electioneering campaign during the last local government election.
“It is observed from some quarters that the hummer bus given to the party by former governor Late Ajimobi had suddenly developed wings and flown away, courtesy of the chairman.
Someone who has contributed in such magnitude can not be described as political irrelevant in Lagelu local government.
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“It is on record that this same man Fagade runs a foundation through which he finances the party activities in lagelu local government.if such a man of high integrity and political relevance raises concern about the development of our party APC,we should all pay attention to the issues raised rather than castigating him. Conclusively, it is crystally clear that the regime of Fatai Awoyoola as the chairman of Lagelu APC has wrecked havoc to the progress of the party in Lagelu local government through his romance with the opposition party which has fetched him some political benefits.
“We recall this party chairman Fatai Awoyoola once wrote a letter to the party secretariat that Lagelu would not participate in the last local government election and this has caused a setback for the party faithfuls in Lagelu local government. The importance of meeting in a political settings can not be over emphasized because it is a machinery on which the party are being run. We are now calling on all well meaning APC political stalwarts in Lagelu to collaborate with chief Fagade and others to form a formidable alliance for the success of our party come 2027”.
However, all efforts made by our correspondent to get a reaction from the chairman proved to be abortive as at the time of filing this report on Monday.