OPC disowns Members calling for Gani Adams’ Resignation
Leaders of the Oodua Peoples Congress have berated some former members of the congress of supporting and working for the All Progressives Congress.
The National Publicity Secretary of the congress, Hakeem Ologunro, released a statement on Saturday, saying the APC was worried by the group’s stand for President Goodluck Jonathan.
According to Ologunro, a former member of the congress, Monsuru Akande, was responsible for the call for the resignation of Otunba Gani Adams as the leader of the OPC.
He said, “Funny enough, Monsuru Akande signed the so-called press release as the Welfare Chairman of the OPC. But the man holding this position since 2007 after Monsuru was sacked had been Comrade Oluwole Iyaromi.
“But for the benefit of the public, I would like to explain some points here. Monsuru Akande was expelled from the Congress for anti – party activities in 2007. Soon after his expulsion, Monsuru became a land grabber and thug to one Owo- Eye and Sons, an Estate Agent locates in Sango area of Ogun State.
“Let the public ask Monsuru why he was sacked from the group, which of the zone of the Congress does he belong to and did he and his fellow rabble rousers demand the sum of 10 million from Otunba Gani Adams before he was eased out of the Congress in 2007?
“It is however surprising that Monsuru and his group are coming out shortly after our protest. We would rather advise them and their pay masters to be ready to bear the consequences of their actions.
“We are not unaware that the APC Is behind the activities of these faceless groups in their desire to cause disaffection among our members. But we are sure that they will fail in every step of the way.
“A similar scenario played out in Ekiti State, where a faceless group claimed it belongs to the OPC. But soon after their purported press statement, that state secretary called to dissociate himself from the statement.
“We would expect more of such statements from these people until after the election. But let’s tell Nigerians now that whoever deals with these people does so at his or her own risk.”