Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola has told members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) across Osun State to ignore the Omoluabi Progressives caucus constituted by the former Interior Minister, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola.
He spoke yesterday shortly after he received the report of the Committee headed by former Minister of Health, Prof. Issac Adewole on the repositioning of the party at the Tinubu/Shettima Campaign office, Osogbo.
Recall that, the former Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola inaugurated a platform named Omoluwabi Progressives Caucus formed to serve as a reconciliation platform for members of the party across the state.
But Oyetola, told members to stay away from the group in the collective interest of the party.
The Minister, who spoke in Yoruba language, said he was not averse to reconciliation but those who were involved in anti-party activities must be sober, adding that expulsion and suspension of erring members by the State Working Committee of the party is a step in the right direction.
“I am telling you now that you should not attend any caucus meeting, the only valid meeting you must attend is APC meetings at your various wards, there is no caucus or faction in the state APC. Don’t be misled by those caucus handlers, they will trade you away.
“I am not against the punishment meted against our party members who engaged in anti-party activities during the last sets of election. We worked for three years to ensure reconciliation but they jeopardised our efforts, I am fully in support of the party’s action.
“However, I am not averse to genuine reconciliation. If they show remorse and they are sober we must go to the roundtable to dialogue”, he added.
The former governor urged party faithful to ensure that they attend party meetings and activities promptly, saying the party will return to power by 2026.
