The Oyo state chapter of Accord has split into three factions. DAILY POST reports that confusion is currently running in the minds of hundreds of members
DAILY POST reports that confusion is currently running in the minds of hundreds of members of Accord in the state over endorsement of gubernatorial candidates different from the party by some candidates and leaders of the party.
Some of the candidates of the party and leaders have also endorsed the gubernatorial candidate of All Progressives Congress , Senator Teslim Folarin. State Chairman of Accord, Prince Kolade Ojo, who spoke on Wednesday, announced that the state executive members of the party have endorsed Makinde. Ojo said, “Following the just concluded presidential and national assembly elections in our dear nation, the state working committee of ACCORD, the 33 local government chairmen of ACCORD, as well as party stalwarts converged on the party office, Aremo, Ibadan to evaluate, brainstorm and chart the way forward with a view to proffering workable solutions for the progress and continued development of our pacesetter state.
“Arising from the above, the party executives, including the state working committee, local and ward executives have lost confidence in Chief Adebayo Adelabu as a worthy candidate to be supported for the exalted position of state governor. Charity, they say begins at home thus we would not want him to work at cross purposes with our party’s unique and lofty ideology which includes, unity, togetherness, development and progress for the masses.
Investigations by DAILY POST however revealed that thousands of members of Accord are currently in the state of confusion over who to support on Saturday.
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