Guber: Accord swoops on Oyo Exco, sacks leaders for endorsing Gov Makinde

By Ikechukwu Okaforadi

Ahead of Saturday’s governorship and State Assembly elections, the National Working Committee (NWC) of Accord party (A) has dissolved the Oyo State executive members of the party, for endorsing the incumbent Governor and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Seyi Makinde, against the candidate of Accord, Bayo Adelabu.
Addressing journàlists after a two-hour emergency National Working Committee (NWC) meeting of the party chaired by the National chairman, Hon. Muhammad Lawal Nalado, Accord said those relieved of their offices were the State Chairman of Accord, Prince Kolade Ojo, Hon. Yinka Dairo, who is the Oyo State Accord Secretary, and the entire executive committee members of Accord in Oyo State.
Nalado, who explained that the decision was a resolution of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the Party, also directed those affected by the decision to hand over all party materials and documents in their possession, with immediate effect, to the new caretaker executive members.
The Accord national chairman therefore enjoined party members and supporters, including all the electorate in Oyo State to troop out en-masse and vote for the Accord’s governorship candidate, Chief Adebayo Adelabu and also all the State House of Assembly candidates in the Saturday’s election.
Speaking further, Nalado said the NWC also resolved to constitute a five man caretaker Committee to steer the party to victory and also manage the affairs of the party in the build up to the governorship and State Assembly elections.
He said the five man caretaker Committee members are: Alhaji Isiaka Salami, who will serve as Oyo State Caretaker Chairman, Bashiru Ayobami, who will serve as caretaker Secretary, Hon. Fatai Salawu, Bimpe Martins, Ayodele Oyajide, who are members of the Caretaker Committee.
While regretting that the agenda of the dissolved Oyo State executive committee led by Kolade Ojo, was to frustrate the chances of the Accord gubernatorial and State Assembly candidates to clinch landslide victory in the Saturday’s election, Nalado alleged that they have been heavily compromised by the State Governor, Sayi Makinde.
He lambasted members of the dissolved Oyo State executives for ditching the Accord candidates, whom he said are front-runners in the Saturday’s election, emphasising that contrary to claims by the sacked Oyo State chairman, Accord is neither in any alliance with any political party nor with Governor Makinde, as its candidates have the capacity to win the election squarely.