…says governorship candidacy not on the table yet
The ruling All Progressives Congress in Ogun State, on Wednesday, denied a media report that the party had settled for a former member of the House of Representatives, Hon Kayode Amusan as its governorship candidate for the 2027 general elections.
The party dismissed the report as mere misinterpretation by a newspaper, stressing that the issue of the APC governorship candidate for the 2027 election “is not on the table of the party and its leaders for now.”
The APC in a statement by its State Publicity Secretary, Comrade Tunde Oladunjoye, emphasised that the party is currently pre-occupied with supporting “our performing governor and leader of the party in the state, Prince Dapo Abiodun, in executing his unfolding legacy projects, which will certainly boost the standing of our party at the next general elections.”
The statement, however, noted that “while members have the right to project their preferred aspirants, we must be wary of misinformation that may heat up the polity and create needless rumours and rancour.”
Cautioning its members against spreading such a rumour, the Ogun APC warned of consequences, stressing, “It is needless to remind members that the party has the established structure and procedure to apply the big sticks to those who overstep their bounds.”
The full text of the Ogun APC statement reads as follows:
Since this morning, I have been inundated with inquiries on a publication by one national newspaper (name withheld) whose caption today reported that: “2027: Ogun APC Stakeholders Opt For Amusan’s Candidacy”
As a media man and having reviewed the headline along with the body of report, I realized that while the headline may be crafty and catchy, however, it leads to justifiable misinterpretations; which have fueled inquiries by party leaders and members.
For the avoidance of doubt and with all sense of responsibility, the issue of the candidacy for the 2027 governorship ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC) is not on the table of the party and its leaders for now.
The present preoccupation of the party is to support our performing governor and leader of the party in the state, Prince Dapo Abiodun, in executing his unfolding legacy projects, which will certainly boost the standing of our party at the next general elections.
While members have the right to project their preferred aspirants, we must be wary of misinformation that may heat up the polity and create needless rumors and rancour.
It is needless to remind members that the party has the established structure and procedure to apply the big sticks for those who overstep their bounds.
– Tunde Oladunjoye
– State Publicity Secretary
– Ogun AP
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