APC crisis: Hand party flags to our candidates for Kwara elections – Balogun-Fulani faction tells Buhari, Oshiomhole
Congress, APC, in Kwara State has called on President Muhammadu Buhari
and national leaders of the party to recognise its governorship
candidate, Hon. Kayode Abdulwahab, as the party's flag bearer for the
2019 election.
Addressing journalists in Ilorin, the state capital, on Tuesday, the
party chairman, Hon. Ishola Balogun-Fulani, also demanded that the
party's leadership hands over the flags to other candidates produced
by his faction.
The APC faction, which was recently recognised by the court, said they
expect "President Buhari as a man of integrity who has demonstrated
respect for rule of law severally to hearken our call because our
positions had been recognized by a court of competent jurisdiction."
The APC faction added that it was on record that a court of competent
jurisdiction had on September 19, 2018 delivered judgement on the
controversy that surrounded the status of APC leadership in the state.
"In that judgement, which is yet to be set aside by a higher court,
the court upheld our position to the effect that the purported
dissolution of our executive committee was illegal, and that the only
state executive of APC in the eyes of the law is that one led by my
humble self, Alhaji Ishola Balogun-Fulani.
"Following from that judgement is also the fact that the only
recognized candidates of our party during this coming election are
those who came through our executives. In this regard, the
gubernatorial candidate of our party is Alhaji Abdulwahab Kayode and
we expect and hereby do humbly ask President Buhari, a man of
integrity who has demonstrated respect for the rule of law severally,
to abide by this judicial position.
"Therefore, we expect that as the president hands over the party's
flag to candidates tomorrow, they should be to those who have legal
ground to represent APC in the election, starting with Hon. Abdulwahab
Kayode and down the line.
"To do otherwise will not portray our dear party in good light before
the court, which will still look the natter and the general public who
will vote during the elections. The latest decision of the court on
the case of Kashamu vs Adebutu and leaders of the PDP is a good
example to guide our party in the present circumstance," he said.
Balogun-Fulani added that, "The APC had enough achievements to
campaign in Kwara State and we have daily amplified this and the
reception we keep receiving daily assures us that we're coasting home
to victory.
"And it is this assured victory that makes us to once again ask Mr
president to do the needful in the eye of the law, in the eye of
morality and in the interest of our great party tomorrow (Wednesday)."
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