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AN exploratory peace meeting fixed for last Thursday by loyalists of a former governor of Lagos State and national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Bola Tinubu, to end the crisis in the Lagos chapter of the party failed to hold, Sunday Tribune has learnt.

The aborted meeting, which was at the instance of Chief Tajudeen Olusi, could not hold, according to Sunday Tribune investigation, because a quorum could not be formed by those listed for it.

Two federal cabinet , the Minister of Interior and former governor of Osun State, Rauf Aregbesola and the Minister of Works and Housing, a former governor of Lagos State, Babatunde Fashola, who were duly invited for the meeting, failed to show up.


Former Speaker of the Lagos House of Assembly, Adeyemi Ikuforiji, also expected at the meeting, didn’t make an appearance.


Olusi is Tinubu’s man Friday and one of his honchos that recently met with President Muhammadu Buhari to stave off the dissolution of Lagos State executive of the party.

The mission failed as the National Executive Council (NEC) of the party, on Tuesday, December 8, 2020, dissolved all executive committees in all states of the federation.

Tinubu is strongly believed to be nursing a presidential run and the peace meeting was said to be the first in a series lined up for the remaining five states in the South-West.

It was gathered that once unity is forged among the tendencies in Lagos and the two existing factions rallied behind the former governor, it would be easier for him to secure the delegates of the rest of the zone, despite the rumoured presidential aspirations of former governor of Ogun State, Ibikunle Amosun and Ekiti State governor, Kayode Fayemi.

Before the January 7 date was fixed, Olusi, said to be acting on Tinubu’s instruction, reportedly met with a leader of the Fouad Oki faction of the APC in the state to seek truce.


Also present at the said meeting was a disgruntled chieftain of the party (name withheld) who is currently souring on Tinubu, despite the chummy relationship between them in the past.

The party in the state is currently factionalised between a group loyal to Oki, a former close associate of Tinubu and another headed by Honourable Tunde Balogun, fiercely loyal to the national leader of the party.

Balogun is the current chairman of the state caretaker committee, but in an interview with Sunday Tribune, Oki was confident Balogun’s days of relevance as the chair of the party were numbered.


A future date is reportedly set for the peace parley.

A source told Sunday Tribune that both factions would be expected to nominate their representatives to the future meeting, though leaders of the Oki faction are said to be sceptical of the meeting achieving much.

The main grouse of the faction about Tinubu is the alleged lack of internal democracy in nominating candidates for public and party offices.

Senior of the Oki faction also accused the national leader of imposition, an allegation rejected by the camp of the former governor.


It was learnt that for the peace accord to be meaningful, the faction loyal to Oki would strongly demand that the party is returned to the in the state and the must be allowed to pick their leaders and representatives at different layers of party politics and governance.

The emergence of now Senator Tokunbo Abiru, representing Lagos East Senatorial District as the candidate of the party was heavily criticised for lacking in internal democracy as other aspirants were reportedly asked by the party leadership to step down for him.


The dissolution of the party executive in the state, alongside others, was viewed as a victory for the Oki faction, which had vehemently kicked against the emergence of the Balogun exco.

The faction is already on the field mobilising for the forthcoming hip registration/validation, which is also seen as another major milestone for the anti-imposition faction.

In the Sunday Tribune interview, Oki had boasted that political power would soon change hands in the state within the party, adding that the loyalists of the leader would soon cry.


While the peace move is still in limbo, another crisis is erupting in the state chapter of the party, Sunday Tribune has learnt.

At the heart of the brewing crisis is the constitutional issue of whether the state chapter can operate caretaker executives in the 57 local government areas and the local development areas or only in the 20 constitutionally-recognised local government areas in the state.

The Balogun faction which controls the caretaker leadership currently operates local government party exco in all the 57 LGs and LCDAs as well as 377 wards.


The Oki faction is contesting the arrangement, Sunday Tribune has learnt.

During the 2018 congresses of the party, the Oki faction limited itself to the 20 constitutionally-recognised LGs and 245 wards, while the Tinubu faction conducted its own congresses in the 57 LGs and LCDAs and 377 wards.

The current pushback by the faction on the legality of party excos in the 37 LCDAs and the extra 134 wards is expected to be resolved by the national leadership of the party in Abuja before the commencement of the hip registration on January 25.

https://tribuneonlineng.com/lagos-apc-crisis-peace-moves-suffer-setback/

Ambode go dey laugh dem alphabetically.

Their problem

Rauf Aregbesola a major stakeholder in Lagos.....na wa o

May every gathering against the peace and progress of this country never no peace

tunapawizzy:
Rauf Aregbesola a major stakeholder in Lagos.....na wa o

wetin musa no go see for aso rock

Damnnn niggarrrr

Good news

Lagos is a state of many political juggernauts. If the grip of Lagos slips away from Asiwaju. There are many cannibals who wants to devour my precious state. I'm not saying the keyholder is a saint ooo but who knows who will take the mantle if we bring him down because he's been there for too long or because "he doesn't allow internal Democracy" in the party.

The breaks in between istrations
For Example, Oyo state should be heading very close to Lagos in of development today but when PDP wants to outdo APC hence APC will undo all PDP did for years... Sebi you get?

We can't say this for Lagos because there has been smooth transitions and the current start from where the former stopped.
Now i ask, if there has been "internal democracy".... Well if you ask me, I have my personal grudge against Tinubu for using his organs to dispose Ambode. For making APC lose EDO2020 because of his actions against Ambode.

Meanwhile, He is a leader
A frontier who has my blessings to run for presidency... why should i hate his candidacy?
The others better am?

donbachi:
Ambode go dey laugh dem alphabetically.

I would be working with the boss if i were him. Ambode is wiser.


Drabeey was Here

This politcal party failed Nigerians.

This istration was their chance. An option to wrong the evils that the PDP committed. After much boasting and false confidence. They proved to be worse than the PDP.

Forget all these fights and what-not. These men are Comrade-at-arms.

They come together when it’s time to share money—without religious or ethnic differences, but when they see us trying to demand ability from them, they feed you poison in the name of segregation.

And so you shut back, mindlessly defending them with ion on a piety N5000 bribe, meanwhile they eat lump sums from your future, and that of your children.

Abeg by now man suppose don tire to dey complain about Government policies. Sadly there’s very little you and I can do about it.

Meow meow.


Not impressed....



Even peace comes with a price

Y'all don't get it. APC and PDP are one. Some will decamp to the PDP.

May God save this country from both APC & PDP in 2023.



This value of naira to dollar is so heartbreaking. Businesses are collapsing. God help us o

As long as jagaban (tinubu) is still alive, Lagos don't have any problem

Make Una Scatter Jor

Oh no

They keep on denying reality though it continues to stare them in the face.

Antichrist = false man of peace of the New World Order

Jesus Christ = Prince of Peace of the Millennial Reign

The Rapture = Noah's Endtime ark

Global Socialism = Noah's Endtime flood

V

Everything about afonjas na so so confusion, no wonder baba 70 sang "confusion break bone" very confuse set of people. That's why they voted a confused and lifeless element in the aso rock. Na everybody go suffer am till 2023, lifeless till 2050, 4+4 till 2070

The masses is not involved in any of the fights and arguments.

Yet the masses are the ones who will die sheepishly and argue foolishly when the settle their internal issues

Hmmm

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tunapawizzy:
Rauf Aregbesola a major stakeholder in Lagos.....na wa o

Funny enough, he is.

Don't forget this was the same guy who was physically based and living in Lagos when he was the Osun state governor. Shocking eh

No crisis in Lagos APC

tunapawizzy:
Rauf Aregbesola a major stakeholder in Lagos.....na wa o

he controls one of the most densely populated LGA in the state in of voters. Alimosho LGA.

APC Lagos has no factions.
Tribune should stop day dreaming

There is no faction in Lagos APC. The chairman of the party in Lagos is Balogun and no one else. Oki or whatever you guys call him is a joker who chairs over the party only his dreams.

Waiten concern agbaro with overload

Some Lagosians are beginning to awake from their slumber which has allowed one man total control over the politics and governance of the state

Apc will crash last last