“Our Position Is Clear On Political Situation Of Osun’ – Aregbesola Speaks On Dumping APC

Amid swirling rumors and widespread media reports suggesting that former Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, and his loyalists are planning to exit the All Progressives Congress (APC), the Omoluabi Progressives has officially debunked these claims.

In a statement released on Sunday, the Publicity and Organizing Secretary of the group, Abosede Oluwaseun, clarified the position of Aregbesola and the Omoluabi Progressives regarding the ongoing political developments in Osun State.

The statement reads below;

Press Statement

Rauf Aregbesola, loyalists Remain in APC

The online media is awash with a statement credited to Kamorudeen Adabanija stating that “Aregbesola, Loyalists Dump APC,” to mean that both the former Minister of Interior and his loyalists in the Omoluabi Progressives are no longer members of the APC and are moving to another party.

1. We (Omoluabi Progressives) wish to declare that the statement is not true.

2. Secondly, the said writer is not the spokesperson of the Omoluabi Progressives. He is not officially authorised to speak or make any declaration on behalf of the tendency.

3. Lastly, it is not the Omoluabi Progressives or Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola that wants to pull out the APC. It is the other camp that wants our reverred leader and members of our caucus out of the party and have have declared us personal non-grata, as well as stated that they do not want us in the party anymore with their actions and inactions.

4. Our position is clear on the political situation of Osun State and where the tendency is headed. Therefore, it is not correct to preempt the decision of the caucus.

5. Those sensationally jumping the gun with misrepresentation and falsehood are plain mischief makers and should be disregarded.

6. Omoluabi Progressives will always directly communicate its positions through its official channels and not through any third party.

We remain committed to promoting the Omoluabi ethos of Competence, Courage, Character, Integrity, and our core value of Discpline.

Thank you.

Abosede Oluwaseun
Publicity/Organizing Secretary
September 1st, 2024.