Oyo State supporters of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, on the aegis of Disciples of Jagaban (DoJ), has urged the party’s national leadership to address the state’s internal problems.
According to them, resolving the problems is important for the success of the APC Presidential candidate and other candidates in the 2023 elections.
According to them, the party’s gubernatorial candidate, Senator Teslim Folarin, has not made space for true reconciliation among the party’s chieftains following the primary elections.
In a statement on Monday issued by its National Coordinator, Mr. Abdulhakeem Alawuje, the DOJ encouraged Folarin to retrace his steps and rethink his approach.
Alawuje said: “What is at stake is far beyond his personal interest. History and the Yoruba nation would never forgive him if his conduct continues to be counterproductive to the general interest of the party, as represented by the eventual emergence of Tinubu in the fast-approaching presidential election.
“Tinubu 2023 Project is far beyond Yoruba, Hausa, Ibo, or any other tribal or ethnic agenda, on one hand, and Christian, Islamic, or any other religious considerations and biases, on the other hand. It is God’s own project to rescue our dear country, for her overall betterment and the general well-being of her citizens.
“Disciples of Jagaban” (DOJ), as widely known, is the first socio-political movement, working day and night towards the realization of the ambition of the foremost Nigerian political icon and the living hero of democratic struggle in Nigeria, Tinubu, the standard-bearer of the APC in the forthcoming Presidential Election. It is our conviction and a strong belief that with the Tinubu Presidency, our common strive and ambition to become a true nation-state is not farfetched.
“Therefore, it wouldn’t be wrong, on our part, to make it abundantly clear to Nigerians that the resolve of our Principal and Symbol of true democracy in Nigeria, Tinubu, to offer himself for service come 2023 would afford us, as a people and a nation, a golden opportunity to dispassionately choose what we truly need, well over and above what we want, in utter desperation.”
While urging Tinubu and the entire leadership of the party to “step in before it is too late,” he said: “All is not well in Oyo State APC and You need to act very fast.”