Ganduje Attacked In Ibadan? – APC Speaks

Ganduje Attacked In Ibadan? – APC Speaks

On Wednesday, September 20, the Oyo state chapter of the All Progressive Congress (APC) refuted rumors of an alleged attack on its national chairman, Abdullahi Ganduje in Ibadan.

The party dismissed the disseminators of this false information as fifth columnists, spreading baseless claims of attacks and harassment against Ganduje.

It should be recalled that on Tuesday, September 19, Ganduje was in Ibadan, where he paid respects to the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Lekan Balogun, at his residence. He later visited the Ibadan home of the Ondo state governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, who had just returned to Nigeria from a medical trip abroad.

A statement from the Oyo APC’s publicity secretary, Olawale Sadare, conveyed gratitude to both Ganduje and the national secretary of the party, Ajibola Bashiru, for choosing Oyo as one of their initial destinations upon assuming office.

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It read: “There is no gainsaying the fact Oyo state occupied a vantage space in the politics and governance of Nigeria as emphasized by our national chairman in his speech at the Olubadan Palace yesterday. Also, leaders and members, who trooped out to receive the Abuja delegation, at our State secretariat in Oke-Ado, Ibadan were assured that rewards for their toil before, during, and after the last general election were on the way.

“The kind of warm reception accorded the former governor of Kano state and his team indicated that the state chapter has confidence in the new leadership of the party at the centre. It was dancing and cheering galore as it showed on the faces of all the people on the entourage of the national chairman that they were in love with Oyo APC. And to cap it all, Dr. Ganduje described the gift of a talking drum presented to him as the best he got in recent times.

“At the point of boarding the plane back to Abuja, the national chairman revealed his pleasant surprise at the kind of wonderful arrangement put in place and successfully executed by Oyo APC while playing host to his team in spite of the short notice. When one considers all this, insinuations and rumours of harassment or attacks on the national chairman would make no meaning as it has been traced to the camp of fifth columnists and nitwits whose only wish is to see Oyo APC in crisis.

“At this juncture, we feel obliged to appreciate our leaders such as Chief Moses Adeyemo, Engr. Rauf Olaniyan, Sen. Kola Balogun, Chief Akin Oke, Barr. Adebayo Shittu among other eminent chieftains and members, including some of our people who had defected to Accord Party but now coming back home, for trooping to welcome our national chairman and his visiting team at Oke-Ado yesterday as it is now evident that Oyo APC is heading to the promised land.”