Oyo APC: Ibarapa Party Stakeholders Reject Automatic Ticket for Ajibola Muraina, Emphasise Zoning Arrangements
Oyo APC: Ibarapa Party Stakeholders Reject Automatic Ticket for Ajibola Muraina, Emphasise Zoning Arrangements.
All Progressives Congress(APC) stakeholders in Ibarapa Central and North Federal Constituency have debunked report of automatic ticket for Honourable Saubana Ajibola Muraina and described it as a fake news.
This is contained in a communique collectively signed by some stakeholders from the two local governments that form the federal constituency. The stakeholders in the communique issued at the end of their meeting held on Saturday, in Igboora ruled out automatic ticket for any individual or aspirant and reiterated zoning arrangements.
It would be recalled that a social media platform had on Saturday, reported the defection of Muraina from the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) to APC.
The report credited to Ajibola political movement, claimed that Muraina had secured automatic ticket for a 4th term from APC national leaders.
Rising from the meeting in view of the recent political development, the stakeholders described the report as untrue, unfounded and baseless.
They called on Muraina to desist from misleading the general public that he has been given automatic ticket to run for the 4th time by the APC national leaders.
The full communique issued by Ibarapa Central and North Federal Constituency of APC stakeholders forum goes thus,”In view of recent political development in Ibarapa North/Central on rumours of defection of Hon. Saubana Ajibola Muriana , MHR, and its resultant effect on the polity of All Progressives Congress in Ibarapa North/Central local governments.
Ibarapa Central / North APC Stakeholders held an extraordinary meeting on 15th of April, 2022 at Igboora in reaction to Hon. Ajibola political movement
The following were the resolutions of the Stakeholders from the two local governments of the federal constituency:
- 1. We congratulate the new national officials of our party led by Sen. Abdullahi Adamu who made it through to the new National Working Committee(NWC) of our party, APC, in the just concluded national convention. We express our commitment to the new National Executives as enshrined in the party constitution and the spirit of team work in all our political contests. Moreso, we wish the national officials a successful stay in office as they pilot the affairs of the party to winning the coming general elections and other concerns of the party.
2. We pledge our loyalty and unflinching support to the Hon. Isaac Omodewu led state Excos as recognized by the National secretariat of our party – APC.
3. We congratulate Hon. Saubana Ajibola Murina on his strong conviction to be part of Ibarapa North/Central progressives family. As a 3rd term Honorable member from Ibarapa north/central, we believe we can leverage on your wealth of experience to properly position the party to emerge victorious in the future elections.
4. However, we wish to say categorically that Hon Muraina should desist from misleading the general public that he has been given automatic tickets to run for the 4th time by our National leaders of the party.
Muraina should join the party from his ward, and Local government. He should make himself available for all sort of procedures rules and guidelines of whosoever wanted to contest for any post as laid by our party constitution.
We reject automatic ticket to anyone in our zone in its totality.
The rejection is deliberate to keep to the zoning formula of House of Representatives and State Assembly tickets as unanimously agreed by founding political leaders of our constituency. The Representative ticket is shared between the Central and North political divide of our constituency.
In keeping to this rotational arrangement, it is expected that the National Assembly ticket is going to Ibarapa North, and as a serving Honorable from Central he is not favoured to clinch the ticket.
6. We welcome you to the progressive family as member like other intending individuals wishing to join the big hearted political family.
Thanks,
Signed:
1. Hon. Fatai Adesina Salau
2. Hon. Ademola Ojo
3. Hon. Tajudeen Amao Salaudeen
4. Hon. Wale Adeoye
5. Hon. Femi Adeegbe
6. Hon. Gbenga Ojoawo
7. Hon. Ibrahim Habeeb
8. Hon. Biyi Okediran
9. Hon. Rabiu Lawal
10. Hon. Stephen Ojelere
11. Hon. Sunday Babarinde.”
