Two groups of protesters on Monday demonstrated peacefully in Abeokuta, Ogun State, over the controversial governorship primary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) which produced two candidates, Adekunle Akinlade and Dapo Abiodun.

Akinlade was a product of the primary conducted by Ogun State APC, while Abiodun emerged through primary conducted by a panel set up by the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party.Abiodun’s candidature, however, had been ratified by the NWC, but Governor Ibikunle Amosun had equally insisted that Akinlade, who is his anointed successor, remains the official candidate.

The first group of protesters under the aegis of Ogun progressive students, Ogun Youth Assembly, Coalition of Ogun Traders and some civil societies staged a peaceful protest at Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) secretariat in Abeokuta against what they described as “determined mission of Amosun to drag the hard earned integrity of Ogun state into mud”.

The placard carrying pro-Abiodun protesters also passed vote of confidence on the National Chairman of the party, Adams Oshiomole.

Some of their placards reads: “Adams Oshiomole don’t compromise, Protect our mandate. Don’t compromise, Dapo Abiodun is our man. Don’t kill democracy, the voice of the people must be heard. Amosun beware!!!”.
Speaking on behalf of the groups, Abdulkabiru Ayoola said the groups would see any candidate aside Abiodun as against the people’s decision, saying “The conscious-minded Ogun state citizens have observed with keen interest the continued insistence of Governor Amosun to indirectly run a third term government by imposing his solely anointed candidate”.

The second group of protesters comprising councillors elected on the platform of APC stormed the state government’s Secretariat at Oke Mosan, Abeokuta, asking the NWC of the party to recognise Akinlade’s candidature.

The councillors who were armed with placards with various inscriptions, which read: ‘We want justice in Ogun APC, give us Triple A’, ‘Oshiomhole, Osinbajo, we want justice in Ogun State and ‘Minority cannot take charge over majority’, among others.

They were said to be on solidarity visit to the seat of government to register their demand with the state governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun.

The state chairman of the APC, Chief Derin Adebiyi, later addressed them.

He commended for the peaceful manner they conducted themselves, but further warning them never to resort to violence.

https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/apc-crisis-counter-protests-in-ogun-over-akinlade-abioduns-candidature.html

When will this issue end. Am tired of hearing APC

The South West is sitting on a gun powder that might explodes in months to come. When a group of people or region is driven by an agenda coming from one man or family, there is bound to be dissent with time. I have read and studied extensively on Kings, Rules, and Leadership for years and i have come to discover that when leaders, Kings or people in position stop listening, they start the beginning of their end.
Tinubu may well be one of the finest politicians to ever come from the west but he may end as the last of them all. Never will the people give one man a stretch of power from the shores of Lagos to the thick forest of Ondo.
See! Nigeria Leaders are dysfunctional, unpatriotic, and belligerent to nation building. It will be foolhardy to think that our rescue lies in the hands of these 'tested and failed men'. I have long lost hope and dream on a better nation through the present norm unless something drastic happens.
However, i believe in you and i to keep oiling our courage and faith for the future. That one day we will wake to a better future for our children.
NB: Please these thoughts are not for the 'like' hunters, irrational, and junk hearted folks who have further sold their illogical minds for a few unseen and intangible approval

God has finally remembered Nigeria. There's problem in the enemy's camp

too much joblessness d federal Government should pack dem all and use dem for Money Ritual and pump the money in d Economy abi na by Force to Vote ur Party find another party to Vote and move on...

London Bridge is falling down, falling down, falling down..........

Very useless governor

Amosun and abandon project are like 5 and 6

Why must your candidate emerge as the flag bearer if not that you have something to cover up..

The useless man still carry some OIL AND GAS OBAS go aso rock so Buhari go endorse am, but baba say No.

Some people wicked for this naija.

Peacefully!! fair enough

They should settle their scores without affecting other people

Same way APC lose in Osun by imposition of Oyetola, APC will also lose in Ogun.

Atikulate all the way

APC primaries controversies will be there greatest enemy

God please keep these confusion among them till March 1st 2019 after which they will realise they have lost everything.

A house divided against itself will not stand...

The Army of the zoo killed my dog Jack and a few other people in my compound, I will return with hell!!!

Amosun will work for opposition.

Amosun that usually talks to the councillors any how. The man is so full of himself. As far as I am concern, he is a failure and Ogun State don't want another failure in person of Akinlade.

Good riddance to bad rubbish.

He should go and learn how to humble himself.

APC DOGS. Real fools

Fools on rampage..

Fresh air is better in Ogun State, Amosun and his camp in APC should just stay out of governance this time around. Amosun talks too much with little to show for it on the ground, every boundary between Lagos and Ogun, the Ogun State end is always terrible inward as if they are not human beings. I wish Dapo Abiodun all the best.

Amosun will not laugh last on this case.
The NWC nominated candidate will surely be selected.
All what he Amosun wants is someone he can control while he is in Senate to enable he have access to state fund!
He is a crook and a certified liar with a doctorate degree.
This protest is and must have been sponsored by him and no other. He wants to bend and force the state chapter of APC into submission.

It's not a must that your anointed candidate must be accepted. If his concerns are sincere and progressive as claimed by him then anyone can continue from where he assumed he has started.

Meanwhile for me there's no visible project or blueprint from him for anyone to follow. The attempt here is to cover his tracks and the funds looted!

I really do not care, as far as it was a peceful protest..


All i want is for an Ogun West person to succeed Amosun irrespective of political platform...enough of Ogun East and Central using us to gain power...they promise us their support to help us succeed them...only for d other one to sing a different tone later on.


If dis unending crisis is what will deliver the people of Ogun West from this backwardness...it is so much welcome...u need to visit d dome to know how underdeveloped d district is.

Richdad50:
The Southeast is sitting on a gun powder that might explodes in months to come. When a group of people or region is driven by an agenda coming from Llamadi Cownu, there is bound to be dissent with time. I have read and studied extensively on Kings, Rules, and Leadership for years and i have come to discover that when leaders, Kings or people in position stop listening, they start the beginning of their end.

Fixed

projectTopicsNg:
When will this issue end. Am tired of hearing APC

very soon. Feb 2019 is not far, let us send d clowns packing

Rubbish news, rubbish party, rubbish leadership....

The only positive is the "Triple A" inscription.......reminds me as I pay tribute to Joseph Anoa'i as he fights Leukemia.......whips its ass and returns.........

GNI will reap from this infighting... He will get block vote from Yewa and majority from Egba, while Lado and Dapo split the vote from Ijebu. The only thing that can reduce his chance is Akinlade, which I don't see happening.

Arrangee protests ...

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GNI will reap from this infighting... He will get block vote from Yewa and majority from Egba, while Lado and Dapo split the vote from Ijebu. The only thing that can reduce his chance is Akinlade, which I don't see happening.

what party is Lado ? What party is GNI

sokera:
what party is Lado ? What party is GNI

Lado is PDP, GNI is ADC

APC will lose ogun. a house divided against itself will fall

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Lado is PDP, GNI is ADC

thanks