The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo state has described a purported guideline on the local government council’s election spotted on social media in the early hours of Saturday as fake.
The party’s Publicity Secretary in the state, Olawale Sadare, in a statement in Ibadan, said that the purported guideline did not emanate from the state secretariat of the party, urging members of the public, especially APC faithful to disregard it and await official information latest on Tuesday.
Sadare appealed for calm among party-teeming members noting that necessary efforts are being put in place to ensure that candidates fielded by the party do not just participate in the poll for the fun of it.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the party had last weekend indicated its readiness to field chairmanship and councillorship candidates in the planned local government council poll slated for April 2024 according to the public announcement earlier made, and the election timetable released, by the Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission (OYSIEC).
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“As of today, the leadership of Oyo APC has constituted a 7-man Committee to work out modalities for stakeholder engagement, party primary, and electioneering campaigns among other necessary things.
“The said Committee, which was inaugurated on Monday by the state chairman, Hon. Isaac Omodewu, has swung into action immediately and its report is being awaited.
“Until the committee comes up with its final report and it is ratified by the appropriate authorities, nothing would be done in respect of the forthcoming council poll, “he said.
He added that the state chairman has scheduled meetings with some key stakeholders at the weekend on the same matter to ensure that no stone is left unturned to guarantee a hitch-free and successful exercise for the party.
“To this end, we urge our teeming party men and women as well as supporters to exercise patience as we have set a deadline of this Tuesday for the release of the comprehensive guidelines,” he stated.
