Kwara APC crisis: Party members meet spokesman, list demands
Some members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from Kwara State on Thursday met with the National Publicity Secretary of the party, Mr Lanre Issa-Onilu behind closed-door with a view to register their grievances over the crisis facing the state chapter.
The party members, who came under the aegis of ‘Concerned Foundation Members of APC’ was at the National Secretariat in Abuja to protest alleged marginalization, stressing that leadership of the party has handed over structures of the party to defectors demanding for amendment, for sake of President Muhammadu Buhari’s re-election is in the 2019 general election.
The leader of the group, lsiaka Toyin Warah, who later addressed newsmen, disclosed that they have met with Mr. Issa-Onilu and presented their demands.
“The NPS, Issa-Onilu is a stakeholder in Kwara APC, we have met him and presented our grievances but we are yet to reach concrete conclusion.
“As stakeholders in the Kwara project, we have a responsibility to refresh the National Working Committee (NWC) of our great party on the way out of our self-imposed troubles as we are concerned about coasting home to victory in the coming elections
and one of the ways to ensure victory is to bring all stakeholders together in a manner that can guarantee trust, oneness and dedication amongst all members”, he stated.
He revealed that they demanded a Governorship slot, two Senatorial slots, three House of representative slots, twelve House of Assembly slots and agreeable terms on the formation of the next government.
When asked for the response of NPS to their demands, Warah said he promised that the NWC of the party will look into it and get back to them in due cause.
