The nomination of Mr. Igbekele Jabobs Daudu for the position of
non-career ambassador from Ondo State has been rejected by the All
Progressives Congress (APC) in the state.
A group within the
party, Movement Against Imposition (MAI) yesterday alleged that Igbekele
Daudu worked for the Alliance for Democracy in the last governorship
election.
Recall that Daudu’s name has been used to replace Sola
Iji, who was the former State Chairman of the Action Congress (AC) on
the new list submitted to the Senate for confirmation.
The
coordinator of the group in the state, Austin Pelemo, while addressing
reporters at a press briefing in Akure, the state capital said President
Mohammadu Buhari, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and other leaders of the party
must intervene in the issue.
Pelemo said “a man that is known
across the state to be a member of Alliance for Democracy can never be
allowed to take a position that is meant for a member of the APC
“It is an act that must be resisted by all members of the APC in the state
“A
name came up yesterday as an ambassadorial designate from Ondo state,
Jacobs Daudu, we later got to know that he is the same Igbekele Daudu,
as we speak, Mr. Igbekele Daudu, is not a member of the APC in the
state,” Pelemo said.
A leader of the group, Saka Yusuf Ogunleye, alleged that Igbekele was
involved in anti–party activity during the last governorship election
in the state.
Yusuf said, “I am a member of the state excos of
this party, Jacobs Daudu joined our great party one week to the
Presidential election, after serving six years in governor Olusegun
Mimiko administration
“After the party primary, the man left for
the AD, when President Buhari came here to canvass for vote for our
governor–elect, Igbekele Daudu was with Olusola Oke canvassing for votes
for him
“We realized that there must be discipline in our party
and that Jacob Daudu must be disciplined for anti-party activities and
not that he should be compensated for anti-party activity
“In APC,
we want to demonstrate to the whole world that we have discipline and
that is why we will not allow this Igbekele’s nomination to stand
“We
are now appealing to the President, a man of discipline and high
integrity, a leader of the party, Muhammadu Buhari, and we are appealing
to the national chairman of our party, John Odigie Oyegun, national
leader of our party, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the Senate President,
Senator Bukola Saraki, and the three Senators from Ondo state not to
encourage indiscipline in our party”.
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