…writes state party chairman, Gov Abiodun, other Ogun APC leaders
Members of the All Progressives Congress in Ward 11, Ifelodun Constituency, Ago-Iwoye, Ijebu North Local Government Area of Ogun State have disowned a claimant to the chairmanship of the party in the ward, Mr Bola Lamina.
The APC members in the ward said Lamina was “not only a joker/impostor but a disgruntled element.”
The party members, in a letter to the Ogun State chairman of the APC by the party’s Media Team in Ward 11, stated that Lamina was only nominated in 2019 to preside over the APC in the Ward following a disagreement with some party members who defected to the APM.
They, however, alleged that Lamina’s excesses as the presiding officer of the party in the ward led to the members passing a vote of no confidence in him.
The party members added that in 2021 when the party was to conduct its ward Congress to elect its chairman, Lamina was not one of the three aspirants who signified interest in the position.
They further said Lamina, who was present at the Leaders / Elders meeting where a consensus candidate was picked amongst the three aspirants, neither signified interest in the position nor made any complaint or appeal to the party’s machinery on the matter.
The ward 11 members, however, said they were taken aback when Lamina, who never even purchased the nomination forms, now came out one year after the substantive ward party chairman, Tajudeen Oseni, had been sworn in alongside his colleagues throughout Ogun State, to lay claim to Ward 11 chairmanship.
The full text of their letter also copied to Secretary to the State Government,
SSA Political Affairs; former deputy governor,
Prince Segun Adesegun;
Ijebu North Local Government chairman,
Ijebu North Local Government APC Chairman and the
Independent National Electoral Commission, reads as follows:
The State Chairman,
APC, Ogun State.
Sir,
ALL PROGRESSIVE CONGRESS (APC), WARD 11, MAMU / EHINETIRI –
THE STATE OF OUR WARD ACTIVITIES.
The attention of the ward Executive was drawn to an online Punch publication dated 15th May, 2022 tilled – Ogun APC Chairmen write Abiodun, INEC, over substitution on delegates list.
We hereby state that the said Mr Bola Lamina who claimed to be the APC ward Chairman in ward 11 is not only a joker / impostor but a disgruntled element.
In 2019, the said Bola Lamina was nominated to preside over the ward activities when APC was having issues with some of our members that decamped to APM.
Despite the fact that some of the party elders such as,Samuel Balogun (O NLO N TI E ) and Bamiro Odufuwa ( MUKEKE) opposed his nomination as the ward presiding officer as suggested by Hon. Adebayo Ogunbamowo ( former Leader of the House, INLG) who was then attacked by some party members, knowing fully that Bola Lamina is a born betrayer and an ungrateful element who has nothing good and positive to contribute to the party activities in the ward.
Even as the ward presiding officer then, Bola Lamina misused the opportunity / trust given to him to the extent that the entire party members in the ward passed a vote of no confidence on him.
In 2021, when it was the time for the party to conduct its ward congress, only three party members signified their interests in the ward chairmanship position namely – Tajudeen Oseni, Seye Adebajo and Saka Mukaila.
Bola Lamina who was present during the Leaders / Elders meeting in the presence of Hon. Dare Kadiri ( MABA) member, OGHA and Hon. Adebayo Ogunbamowo ( former Vice Chairman, Ijebu North Central LCDA) where a consensus candidate – Tajudeen Oseni was picked among the three, the said,Bola Lamina never indicated any interest in the ward chairmanship position.
The nomination / candidature of Tajudeen Oseni as the ward chairman was later affirmed / confirmed during the general APC congress of ward 11 by all party faithful and later sworn in alongside with the other 235 APC ward chairmen in Ogun State on 31st July, 2021.
Bola Lamina who never challenged the ward position nor seek appeal through the party machinery ( Appeal Panel) and cannot display any APC official receipt for the purchase of the ward chairmanship form is now coming out almost a year after the official sworn in of the ward chairmen in Ogun State to cry foul.
Bola Lamina and his co – travelers are nothing but comedians.
We as the genuine party faithful and loyalists in ward 11 hereby advise that the complain of Bola Lamina and his drama group be thrown out through the window as its not only baseless / senseless but highly misleading and an attempt to cause confusion within the ward.
All necessary relevant documents in support of our position are hereby attached to this letter.
Thank you while assuring you of our unflinching loyalties / supports to our great party APC and our amiable Governor of Ogun State – Prince Dapo Abiodun MFR.
E Signed,
APC Media Team
Ward 11, Ago – Iwoye, Ifelodun Constituecy. INLG.
Cc :
Ogun State Governor.
Secretary to the State Government
SSA Political Affairs.
Prince Segun Adesegun ( former Deputy Governor )
INLG Chairman
INLG APC Chairman.
INEC.