The Oyo State All Progressives Congress (APC) has faulted claims by a factional group that it was nominating the next ministerial candidate for the new cabinet expected to be put in place by President Muhammadu Buhari after his second term inauguration on May 29.
This is coming days after the factional group claimed that the party is backing Oloye Bayo Adelabu for the ministerial slot against the interest of other contenders.
In a statement signed yesterday by the APC Chairman, Chief Akin Oke, the party said the President has not contacted it for nomination of candidates for the ministerial slot.
The party regretted that a newspaper could throw caution into the wind, when it published a story of a fake nomination, which it could not even substantiate.
“To set the record straight, there was never a time Mr. President or any of his aides contacted us for ministerial nomination and as such, we could not have made any effort to suggest or nominate anyone to represent the state in the new cabinet. Moreso, such nomination and appointment is the prerogative of Mr. President and the law of the land is clear on this.
“As much as we crave for the appointment of a competent hand from our dear state, who would add value to the cause of a better nation and contribute his quota to the revitalisation of Oyo APC, we have no reason to influence President Buhari’s choice of nominee.”
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Meanwhile, the Party has appealed to its estranged members who left in the build up to the last Party Congresses to return “as the rebuilding process aimed at accommodating all regardless of the fact that most of them left to pursue individual interest which eventually resulted in none of them recording any victory at the poll.
“The unfortunate scenario that led to the unfavourable outcome of the March 9 gubernatorial and House of Assembly elections is regrettable and we are glad that most of the players have realized their mistake. Consequently, the party in the state is more than ready to welcome all its former members back to its fold to allow for timely fence mending in preparation for future challenges.” Oke added.
