By; BAYO AKAMO, Ibadan
A political pressure group in Oyo State, Positive Change Protagonists (PCP) on Monday tasked gladiators and stakeholders within the All Progressives Congress in the state to settle for Honourable Abisoye Fagade as the party’s governorship candidate for the 2023 general Oyo state
The group expressed this in a statement made available to journalists in Ibadan, jointly signed by its Chairman, Comrade Quazeem Oreitan, and Secretary, Comrade Olusola Akande.
PCP in the statement, stressed that Mr Abisoye Fagade has proven himself to be ” a competent fresh blood who has exhibited his passion, promise and seriousness to unite the party and also deliver the good as desired if made the governor of Oyo State in 2023 under the platform of the APC.”
According to the group, it is time for the APC in Oyo State ” to get serious about the next general election”, and “to take urgent action and put an end to the crisis which has been affecting the state chapter of the broom party” .
The group expressed worries over the time to get serious about the the seeming inability of gladiators in Oyo APC to resolve issues which came up during the conduct of the congresses of Oyo APC in 2021, which led to the inauguration of a factional State Executive Committee led by Alhaji Abu Gbadamosi last week following the recognition of Mr. Isaac Omodewu as the State Chairman by the disbanded Caretaker Extraordinary and Convention Planning Committee headed by Gov. Mai Mala Buni.
“It became more obvious that all was not well with Oyo APC when most gladiators stayed away from the space allocated to Oyo State at the Eagle Square venue of the Party’s National Convention held last weekend in Abuja.Feelers from Abuja revealed that most leaders and principal stakeholders boycotted the stand reserved for Oyo state at the Eagle Square, Abuja in demonstration of their opposition to the Delegates list approved by the relevant authorities”, it said.
PCP added, ” while our position is not to endorse or condemn any of the warring groups, we feel highly concerned about what played out in Ibadan last Friday as well as that of last weekend in far away Abuja and we are poised to offer a solution to the intractable crisis”.
“The Abuja outing was not all gloom as few individuals tried to ignite the Pacesetter vibe in the delegates and others who occupied the seats reserved for Oyo state contingents. Among these few individuals was Mr. Abisoye Fagade who stood out as the new face of Oyo APC at the Convention. It is right for us to say that the predicted dark horse with a lot of promise has come onto the scene and we hope Oyo APC would not miss this opportunity”.
The group stressed, “after we had made some observations at the Convention ground, our team of researchers went into business and it was realised that the man Fagade had been a silent player in the Progressive family for a long time.We have found him eligible in terms of youthfulness, education, possession of Omoluabi ethos, loyalty to his party (APC) among other things. It has also been revealed that he has never taken sides in the current imbroglio bedeviling Oyo APC as he would also prioritize the welfare of party faithful rather than seek to plant his stooges as Executive Committee members at any level. He has proved to be a complete party man who would not sponsor or support anything capable causing division among leaders and members.
