Lawan: Nothing will stop APC congress

Alhaji Gambo Lawan, who is the chairman of the committee set up to conduct All Progressives Congress (APC) state congress in Oyo State, has declared the committee has finalized all arrangements to conduct the state congress tomorrow (Saturday).

Alhaji Lawan made this known while addressing some journalists today in Ibadan.

Lawan spoke shortly after he held a stakeholders meeting with chieftains of the party.

Party chieftains who present at the meeting included APC gubernatorial candidate in 2019, Adebayo Adelabu, House of Representatives members, Akeem Adeyemi and Sina Abiola Peller, Prince Ayodeji Abass-Aleshinloye, Asimiyu Alarape, Akin Olajide and Professor Abideen Olaiya. .

Others House of Assembly members, Asimiyu Alarape and Wumi Oladeji, Adigun Abiodun, Abdulazeez Olatunde and Ajiboye Omodewu.

Lawan, while speaking, said that the party leadership has advised the use of consensus.

He, however, noted that the committee will conduct elections into the state executive offices in a situation where the party failed to agree on consensus.

Lawan who addressed journalists at the Oke Ado secretariat of APC on Friday said, “Insha Allah, God’s willing, it will hold tomorrow. I had met the stakeholders, I told them why we are here. I told them that we are going ahead to conduct the primary this weekend.

“The mandate given to us by the APC national leadership is to have consensus.

“That is the mandate given to us by the party. But, if they are not able to agree on consensus, we will go to the field.

“Whether consensus or no consensus, we are going to have the congress tomorrow.

“We came with the delegates list, the ward congress and I have handed over the list to the chairman of the party.

“I handed it over to him in the presence of all the stakeholders.”

Adebayo Adelabu emerged as the gubernatorial candidate for the APC Party in Oyo State at the party primaries  held at the Lekan Salami Stadium in Ibadan on 30 September 2018, where contestants Joseph Tegbe, Niyi Akintola and four others withdrew from the race with some pledging their unwavering support to Mr Adelabu.