By Michael Ofulue, Osogbo
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Leaders of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State, have appealed to members of the party at the grassroots to exercise patience in pushing for the suspension of members who openly worked against the collective interest of the party during elections held in the state.
This was contained in a statement by the State chairman of the APC, Sooko Tajudeen Lawal, made available to newsmen by the party’s Director of Media and Information, Chief Kola Olabisi, in Osogbo, the Osun State capital.
The statement said that the party understood the feelings of the leaders of some of the local government areas who have announced the suspension of some members involved in anti-party activists in their domains.
Lawal enjoined the local government party chairmen at the ward level to exercise restraint and not to jump the gun in their efforts to bring sanity into the party.
The chairman who assured the stakeholders of the party that there is no identified member of the party who worked against the collective interest of the party who would not be disciplined, stated such could only be done by following the due process in order to give it a touch of legality.
Lawal reminded the members and leaders of the party that the Professor Isaac Adewole-led 11-member repositioning committee of the party in the state set up by its leader, former Governor Gboyega Oyetola, would surely address some of the issues bedeviling the party.
He enjoined those carrying out the suspension exercise to sheathe their swords as any suspension exercise which does not follow a due process would be leaving a questionable gap.
Lawal reminded the members that the APC which is a product of the law should be run in accordance with the provisions of the constitution.
“It is expressly spelt out in our constitution that anyone who is accused of any offence in our party must be invited and allowed to defend himself.
