BY DAUD OLATUNJI
ABEOKUTA—NATIONAL leadership of the All Progressive  Congress, APC, yesterday,  stopped the plan by the faction loyal to the Ogun State  governor, Senator  Ibikunle Amosun from inaugurating the  factional  state executive  council of the party.

Vanguard gathered from a top echelon of the party at the national level who pleaded anonymity that the governor was threatened with sanction if he went ahead with the planned  inauguration of  his factional state executive.
According to him; “The party will wade into the crisis towards resolving it, I can assure you. I think it is better to wait and see how the matter is resolved.

Chief Segun Osoba and Ogun State governor, Ibikunle Amosun

“The party cannot support any of the factions within the party. We will look into the crisis in a very dispassionate manner  and ensure justice, equity and fairness”.

Amosun’s faction  had announced its planned  inauguration of the new executive  scheduled to hold at MKO Abiola international stadium,  Abeokuta.
However, there  was a mild drama  yesterday as some people were seen pulling down canopies already mounted at the MKO  Abiola stadium,  Abeokuta in preparation for the inauguration.

While announcing the postponement of its  planned  inauguration of the new state executive, factional Publicity Secretary of the party, Sola Lawal  said;  “The postponement follows the decision of the national leadership of the party to hold the ceremonies in all the states where congresses had been successfully held at the same time”.

According to Lawal,  the APC secretariat on Sunday informed the leadership of the party in the state that it has scheduled a meeting for May 13 in Abuja where all the states that are ready for inauguration of the executives at Wards, Local Government Areas and states will be determined and a date can then be fixed for the simultaneous inauguration ceremonies.

“The Ogun State APC had earlier announced that it would hold the inauguration ceremonies for the newly elected executives tomorrow inside the MKO Abiola Stadium, Abeokuta.
“However, the arrangements for the inauguration ceremonies will now be put on hold until the national secretariat of the party fixes a date after its May 13 meeting in Abuja”, he said.