Governor Ibikunle Amosun of
Ogun State yesterday lowered the flag of the defunct Action Congress of Nigeria
(ACN) and hoisted that of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to announce the
birth of the new party in the state.
At the launch of the APC held at the Ake Palace playing ground
in Abeokuta, chairmen of the defunct political parties that formed the new
party addressed supporters one after the other.
Addressing the supporters, Amosun praised APC national leaders
such as Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, Gen. Mohammadu Buhari and Aremo Olusegun Osoba,
among others for their vision for forming the new party.
The governor, who described Ogun as the home of democracy, said
the formation of APC marked the first time ever in the history of Nigeria when
progressives would come under one party.
He also assured the supporters and other stakeholders that APC
would not disappoint Nigerians by providing good governance for them. Amosun,
however, flayed political opponents for claiming that formula for position
sharing would tear the new party apart.
Reiterating that APC would always continue to agree on issues
for the benefit of Nigeria’s development, the governor said Ogun State, in
particular, would always set the necessary templates for development in the
party. Former chairman of defunct CPC in Ogun, Kunle Mudashiru; one of the
national officers of the defunct ANPP, Wasiu Olalekan as well as the Interim
Chairman of the party in the state, Tajudeen Bello, all vowed that their merger
would defeat the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2015 general election.The event was shunned by APC chieftain and former Governor of the State,Segun Osoba and some members of the National Assembly from the State
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