Ogun APC Congresses: No Victors, No Vanquished, Says Amosun **Appeal Panel Scores Congresses 95% Success **Lauds Osobas Support Ogun State governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, has called on members of the Ogun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to unite in order to overcome the challenges ahead, noting that its month-long congresses have produced no victors, no vanquished. The APC Appeal Panel disclosed on Friday that the Ward and Local Government Congresses in Ogun were inclusive, free and fair, awarding a 95% score based on oral and documentary evidence. Amosun said those who won should be magnanimous in victory while those that lost should take it in their strides. Amosun spoke yesterday at the June 12 Cultural Centre, Abeokuta at the end of the State Congress of the party, which was monitored by 12 officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from the state and federal levels. He said the congresses in Ogun APC had proved that free and fair elections are possible in Nigeria if we all abide by the rules. One thing we should all take away from the conduct of our congresses is that there was no overt or covert attempt to impose candidates or disenfranchise anyone. The exercises were conducted in a peaceful atmosphere and all electors exercised their right of franchise without let or hindrance, Amosun said. He explained that the national secretariat of the party had provided in the Congress Guidelines opportunities for petitions and redress and that some members of our party actually utilised the avenues. Commenting on the protests that nearly marred the sitting of the Appeal Panel on Wednesday, Amosun said such was not totally unacceptable in politics. Once people dont take laws into their own hands, then all is well and good. He stated further that with the overwhelming endorsement of the April 5 and 12 Ward and Local Government Congresses by the APC Appeal Panel and the success recorded in todays State Congress, members should now sink their differences and come together as one family. Yes, tendencies are common to party politics all over the world. But once the process has run its full course, party faithful should come together in the interest of the party, Amosun opined. I spoke with our party leader, Akinrogun Olusegun Osoba, this morning and we shall continue to work together so that we can face the next elections as a united body, he added. The states helmsman lauded the leadership of the party at the national and state levels on the credible polls and urged party faithful to sustain the positive momentum so that APC can win a landslide in the General Election. Amosun thanked the people of Ogun for their unflinching support and abiding faith in the party and his administration, adding that his government would continue to justify the confidence reposed in it. For his part, the Chairman of the State Congress Committee, Hon Ope Salami, commended the efforts of the rank and file of the party towards successful congresses. He acknowledged a few hitches in the exercises but said they were not enough to invalidate them. The national secretariat of the party, he said, scored the congresses very highly. It will be recalled that leaders of Ogun APC held a Stakeholders Meeting on April 4 in Abeokuta ahead of the congresses. Chief Osoba thereafter told reporters that We met to put the house together and strengthen its unity to ensure that APC remains in charge in Ogun State and for peaceful congresses. There is harmony between Governor Amosun and I. He is our governor and he is my own governor.
Posted on: Sat, 26 Apr 2014 17:07:16 +0000
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