TOP Condemns Attack On APC Members At State Congress

Today's attack on members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who belong to The Osun Progressives (TOP) caucus of the party makes it the sixth brutal sponsored by Governor Adegboyega Oyetola's government to intimidate members of the party.

Two members of the APC, Adedapo Atobatele and Ismail Akinyede were directly shot by hoodlums, allegedly led by a notorious thug, Asiri Eniba at the State Congress of the party held at Ogo-Oluwa, Osogbo. 

Atobatele and Akinyede were shot at the leg and hand. The thugs invaded the premises of the State Congress venue with about eight vehicles. Some of them had lurked around in a street behind the venue. They started shooting in an attempt to disrupt the congress. But the officers of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps repelled the attack and chased the hoodlums away.

The attack is unprovoked and it shows the desperation of Oyetola to lord himself on members of the party. It is also a reflection of the weakness of his political structure to withstand pressure which are part and parcel of politicking, our Governor would rather resort bloodletting.

A discerning mind will see the deceit by which Oyetola's government has been handling the simple call for the rejuvenation of APC with the regularity of attacks on The Osun Progressives (TOP) members. 

It would be recalled that the Oyetola government had maliciously arraigned seven leaders of TOP at an Osogbo Magistrate Court when in actual fact, they were the one who sponsored thugs to attack members of the party who came to submit petition to the Ward Congress Appeal Committee.

We note the partiality of some security agencies in Osun as they keep looking the other way whenever attack is carried out on the TOP Members. We know that they are acting the script of Oyetola.

We call again, as patriotic members of APC, on President Muhammadu Buhari and National Caretaker Committee of the party to intervene in the Osun APC matter. The national heads of security agencies also need to curb the growing violence by the Oyetola led government thugs.

The newly elected State Executive Members of the Osun APC are:

Hon. Rasaq Salinsile – Chairman 

Alhaji Azeez Adesiji –Deputy Chairman 

Hon. Adelani Baderinwa - Secretary 

Dr. Akinlabi Komolafe - Assistant Secretary 

Hon. Akintoyese Ademola - Treasurer 

Hon. Wasiu Ganiu Ayinla - Assistant Treasurer 

Hon. Adebiyi Odunlade - Vice Chairman, East

Hon. Wasiu Adebayo - Vice Chairman, Central 

Hon. Olayemi Olatunde - Vice Chairman, West

Barrister Gbenga Awosode - Legal Adviser 

Desayo Ogunkunle - Assistant Legal Adviser 

Muyideen Olateju - Financial Secretary 

Prince Tunde Olagunju - Assistant Financial Secretary 

Sadiq Olajide - Organising Secretary 

Akintoyen Opeyemi - Assistant Organising Secretary 

Hon. Biodun Agboola - Publicity Secretary 

Popoola Alaba - Assistant Publicity Secretary 

Tajudeeen Balogun Welfare Secretary

Musleem Alamode - Assistant Welfare Secretary

Adeyeye Yunusa - Auditor

Adegboyega Adisa - Assistant Auditor 

Mrs Ogundare Aina Funke - Women Leader

Mrs. Olusola Adeoye - Assistant Women Leader 

Abosede Busayo Seun - Youth Leader 

Onigbogi Mukaila - Assistant Youth Leader 

Ayoola Asaolu - Physical Challenge Leader 

Hakeem Olaoye Otaoroju - Senatorial Youth Leader, Central 

Olalekan Ishola Omole - Senatorial Youth leader, East

Boladale Tunde - Senatorial Youth Leader, West

Dr. Ifeoluwa Pele - Ex-Officio, Ife South 

Hon. Morakinyo - Ex-Officio, Ife North

Olakanmi Ajibola Musiliu - Ex-Officio, Ejigbo 

Rafiu Yusuf - Ex-Officio, Odo-Otin 

Adepoju Alirat - Senatorial Women leader, Boripe

Adelowo Adebiyi

Chairman 

The Osun Progressives