S’West ADC stakeholders demand Aregbesola’s suspension

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Stakeholders of the African Democratic Congress in the South-West have called for the immediate suspension of the party’s national secretary, Rauf Aregbeso Read More:…

Stakeholders of the African Democratic Congress in the South-West on Thursday called for the immediate suspension of the party’s national secretary, Rauf Aregbesola.

The stakeholders, in their communique issued after the end of an emergency zonal strategic stakeholders meeting in Ibadan, Oyo State, also rejected the 14-man caretaker committees allegedly set up by Aregbesola across the region.

They expressed their confidence in the ability of other ADC national leaders to build a united platform for the success of the party in the 2027 elections, while pledging unalloyed support to the presidential candidate of the party, Atiku Abubakar.

“The South-West leadership and stakeholders call on the national leadership of the party to immediately suspend Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola as National Secretary forthwith,” the communique read.

The communique was jointly signed by the ADC South-West Chief Special Adviser, Felix Ogunwale; Head of Directorates, Yinka Olona; Ogun State Chairman, Olufemi Soluade; his Osun, Ekiti and Ondo State counterparts, Abideen Okandeji; Ekiti, Ilesanmi Omolayo; and Wole Ademoyegun, respectively.

Former South-West National Vice Chairman, Razak Eyiowuawi, said the meeting was convened by state executives, leaders and concerned members across the region to review the dwindling fortune of the party in the zone and to provide solutions to reposition it ahead of the 2027 general elections.

The stakeholders further accused Aregbesola of acting in contravention of the party constitution by creating parallel structures across the region, local government areas and wards under the name of Omoluabi Progressive and parading officers of the group as ADC officers.

The communique said, “Article 22, Section 1 of the party constitution prohibits breach of the constitution, acts likely to bring the party into disrepute, disobedience to lawful directives, activities likely to cause disaffection, unauthorised publicity of party disputes, creation of parallel party organs…

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