Get Guardian on GoogleAn socio-political group, “Aaro Meta” in Kwara South comprising Bolo, Ekiti and Igbomina has alleged the All Progressives Congress (APC) members leaving the party over the Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazag’s choice of Salihu Yakubu-Danladi (SYD) as the APC flagbearer, of insensitivity and selfishness.
The coordinator of the group, Engr. Adebayo Daramola, told newsmen in Ilorin, yesterday, that those who decamped to other rival parties over the emergence of SYD as party candidate, did so to further their ego, unpatriotic and selfish aims.
Adebayo recalled that the group was one of the many fora that propagated the historic “OTOGE” revolutionary movement in 2018 that led to the emergence of APC government in 2019.
He emphasised that: “as far as i am concerned, this APC government has done beautifully well than the previous governments. The major reason the aggrieved party members left was for greener pastures.”
Justifying the group’s position, Adebayo disclosed that the governor had collaborated with the federal government to chase off bandits in the Kwara South axis with the formation of military bases in Omu-Aran, Babanla and other security flash points.
He informed that Aaro Meta Kwara South would in 2027 work for the success of all the APC candidates in Kwara South, “we, however, need to make this appeal to all APC faithful not only in Kwara South but also in the two other districts,” he said.
He appealed to the aggrieved party members to remain in the party and work for the success of the party “rather than allowing the opposition to take
advantage of our division,” he urged.
“What we want our members in the APC to think of is this, if your preferred candidates for any position wins not only governorship, but other seats, Senate, House of Representatives, and State Assembly.
will you be comfortable if losers abandon the party because your preferred candidate wins? Let us realise that it’s just only one
candidate that will represent a constituency at a time, so let’s pursue the benefit of such position for the people.
“The opposition is only coming to woo you to their side and to polarise our party, but if they win, God forbid, you would only be in their last consideration for positions, if at all. So, you can’t afford to leave the APC for the opposition that we all know their trajectory and antecedent,” he advised.
