You Are Culpable In Osun APC Crisis, Group Accuses Elders’ Forum

 

Sodiq Yusuf

A socio-political group, the Osun Progressive Minded Forum, has accused the Elders Forum better known as Igbimo Agba of the All Progressives Congress (APC), State of Osun, of complicity in the crisis rocking the party.

According to the group, the APC elders, instead of appraising the crisis in the party with objective mind and sincerity resorted to pursue personal interest and refused to speak the truth expected of their calibre. 

The group in a press statement signed by its Coordinator, Mr Sunday Oriowo, on Thursday, said the APC elders forum, contributed to the crisis by keeping quiet in the face of political onslaught on former governor Rauf Aregbesola from Governor Adegboyega Oyetola and his group, IleriOluwa. 

Oriowo said the contributions of the Igbimo Agba to the crisis in the party are not in any small measure, saying their actions were the combustible element that started the seeming irreconcilable situation today.

He stressed further that the Elders Forum should have at the early stage of the crisis intervened and showed the required political experience in settling party matters. 

The statement reads in part: “Igbimo Agba does not seem to subscribe to the saying “Agba ko si ni ilu, ilu baje; Baale ile ku, ile d’ahoro”. They allowed the crisis to fester. They watched and couldn’t say a word to all the attacks on members of The Osun Progressives across the state as if they are no longer in APC. 

“They watched arms akimbo when Governor Oyetola’s cabinet members were condemning everything that defined Aregbesola government in eight years. The Agba Osun watched when all human interest programmes and policies of Aregbesola were demolished. 

“They pretended as if all was normal when strenuous attempts were made to run Aregbesola out of town and make him a pariah.  The Igbimo Agba had nothing to say when seven leaders of TOP, including the Secretary of the party then, were arraigned in court and charged with attempted murder. 

“It looks like Igbimo Agba would have been most happy if Aregbesola had been declared a persona non grata. The Agba Osun would have been most happy if someone had been killed in all of these anti social and malfeasance behaviours of Governor Oyetola’s people.

“If the Igbimo Agba claims they want to intervene in the crisis now, their intervention is not needed and can’t be in good faith as it is coming too late. It is an effort to serve Oyetola’s selfish interests.”