Oyo ADC crisis: Obasanjo Meets aggrieved Members

In an effort to reconcile the factional groups before the party’s primaries expected to hold next month, Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has met with aggrieved members of the Oyo state chapter of the African Democratic Party (ADC) Monday.

Chief Ralph Nwosu, the National Chairman of the party led the ADC members to met the Former President at the Presidential Library, Abeokuta, the Ogun state capital.

The Nation reports that details of of the meeting were still sketchy as they were yet to conclude as at the time of filing this report.

Others present at the meeting are Chief Michael Koleoso, Chief Olayiwola Olakojo, Senator Olufemi Lanlehin, former Deputy Governor Taofeek Arapaja, Former Secretary to the state Government, Dr. Adebisi Busari, Dr. Wasiu Olatunbosun, Chief Femi Majekodumi, Mr Yinka Olona, and Chief Mrs Funmi Arulogun amongst others.

The efforts to make peace by Chief Olusegun Obasanjo was confirmed by one of the party faithfuls at the meeting Dr. Wasiu Olatunbosun.

Oyo ADC which was launched two months ago in Ibadan, the state capital drew its membership from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), All Progressive Congress ( APC) and Accord Party (AP) .

Former governor of Oyo state, and ex-Secretary to the state Government (SSG), Senator Rashidi Ladoja and Chief Michael Koleoso have been accused by one group in the Party, Unity Forum of hijacking the party, after last month congress to elect officials of the party.

The aggrieved members also alleged that all the exco members who emerged as state officials of the party were Ladoja’s men.

It would recalled that a group within the party, Unity Forum, had last week raised alarm over the alleged hijack of the party by former governor of Oyo state and former secretary to the state government, Senator Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja and Chief Michael Koleoso respectively.

Last week Thursday, Unity Forum gave the national leadership of the party 78 hour ultimatum to sort out the alleged imbalance in the party.

A member of the Oyo state House of Assembly representing Iseyin/Itesiwaju, Hon. Afeez Adeleke had last weekend disclosed that the crisis rocking the state ADC could only be resolved by the former President Olusegun Obasanjo.

The lawmaker who urged all leaders of the party to work together in their bid to capture the state in the 2019 general elections argued that “Obasanjo is our guide, he has the solution, he is the solution to the ADC crises.

“All of us met him in Abeokuta and we finalise that we are moving from the ruling APC to the ADC, he should prevail because he is our father. Ladoja was invited to the join the party, though the reconciliation is ongoing, there is a need for us to work to send APC away in 2019.”

Adeleke who assured that Obasanjo’s intervention would put an end to the crises within the party, said he was surprised that Ladoja who was invited to join the party about three weeks ago could hijack the party from members who were on ground before his arrival.