Senator Abiola
Ajimobi, Oyo State Governor, Wednesday received accolades from
the All Progressives Congress (APC) south-west zonal Peace
and Reconciliation Committee for his unique leadership style and
selflessness that has made the state one of the most politically
stable and peaceful in the country.
The Borno State
Governor, Kazeem Shettima-led committee described Ajimobi as "a
lover of peace, especially in his approach to resolving the
crises that resulted from the party’s primary elections in the
state".
Speaking with
journalists at the venue of the committee's meeting with aggrieved
APC aspirants from Oyo and Osun States in Ibadan, Shettima said only
one APC governorship aspirant still has some reservations about the
outcome of the primary elections in Oyo State.
Shettima said the
aspirant, Chief Niyi Akintola (SAN), had also informed the committee
that "he was not coming to complain but to make an input into
the work of the committee".
"I want to
commend the governor of Oyo State. Oyo is the least rancorous of all
the states in the Southwest. He has provided the leadership; the
level-playing field to the extent that only one person came from Oyo
and he has said he is not coming to complain but to meet the members
of the committee so as to make his inputs.
“This achievement
is highly commendable and the commendation is extended to the state
party chairman, Chief Akin Ok, who has used his age, understanding
and maturity to sustain peace in our party in Oyo State. We are proud
of you all.
“We are here
essentially to build bridges of understanding, to reconcile our
aggrieved party members and see to it that appropriate
recommendations are made to the NWC of the party for us to make
progress as a party and make amends where necessary," Shettima
said.
Speaking in the same
vein, another member of the committee, Hadjia Saida Sa’ad
Bugaje, noted: "We all have a lot to learn from the example of
Oyo State where reconciliation had already taken place. We are all
proud of Oyo State and we are sure the whole country will learn from
your example."
The conduct of
Governor Akinwunmi Ambode, who is a member of the committee, in the
aftermath of the APC governorship primary in Lagos State, was a also
mentioned as a worthy example for all aggrieved aspirants to emulate.
The reconciliation
team which also has former deputy governor of Ekiti State, Prof.
Modupe Adelabu, as a member, held closed-door meetings with Senator
Iyiola Omisore, Chief Yemi Farounbi, Akintola, and other party
loyalists present.
The Borno State
governor said the committee would present it's report to the party’s
National Working Committee (NWC) for necessary actions.
He, however, gave
the assurance that none of the grievances expressed by the aggrieved
party members would be overlooked.
“We have
finished our assignment here to cover Oyo and Osun states. We have
listened to our members. We have noted their grievances, and most
importantly their observations and we are going to send these
grievances and observations to the NWC of the party for appropriate
actions.
“We implore
them to exercise patience, to show courage and to emulate my very
good brother, Governor Ambode of Lagos. He is a study in tolerance,
accommodating spirit and courage. Definitely, the NWC will take
far-reaching decisions to see that we achieve our dream of winning
the 2019 elections. Everyone is important in this cause. We are not
going to underrate anyone,” Shettima said
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