Kwara APC group rejects Reps ticket nomination

By Afusat Agunbiade-Oladipo

Some stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Ekiti/Irepodun/Isin/Oke-Ero Federal Constituency of Kwara State have rejected reports that Ms Florence Oyeyemi has been nominated as the party’s House of Representatives candidate for the 2027 general elections.

The stakeholders, under the aegis of Concerned APC Stakeholders in the constituency, said the ticket should be given to a bona fide indigene of the Ekiti bloc.

The group made its position known in a statement issued on Wednesday and signed by its Coordinator, Mr Bayode Dada.

Dada alleged that the reported decision to replace the incumbent lawmaker, Rep. Tunji Olawuyi, popularly known as Ajuloopin, with Oyeyemi was unacceptable and could undermine the interests of the constituency.

He said although many party members had accepted that Olawuyi should no longer fly the party’s flag, replacing him with someone he described as a non-indigene was unacceptable.

According to him, the development could create disaffection within the party and weaken its chances in the 2027 elections.

“All we need now is Ekiti for Ekiti and not an Ijebu woman from Ogun State to take our slot. We cannot afford to toy with our destiny by placing it in the hands of a stranger,” he said.

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