Ogun ADC rejects caretaker committee, parallel leadership

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The Ogun State chapter of the African Democratic Congress has rejected a caretaker committee, insisting its executive led by Oluwafemi Soluade is legitimat Read More:…

The Ogun State chapter of the African Democratic Congress has rejected the purported establishment of caretaker committees and the appointment of parallel state leadership structures, insisting that the executive committee led by Oluwafemi Soluade remains the legitimate leadership of the party in the state.

The party, in a statement issued on Saturday, accused unnamed political actors of attempting to undermine its established structures through what it described as arbitrary administrative decisions, political intimidation and disregard for constitutional procedures.

The statement, signed by the party’s Publicity Secretary, Adesina Olanrewaju, also cautioned that no individual, regardless of political influence or position within the party, had the authority to unilaterally impose a caretaker committee on the state chapter.

Taking a direct swipe at what it described as political arrogance and attempts to impose leadership arrangements, the party declared that the Ogun State ADC would resist any move to dismantle its existing executive structure outside constitutionally recognised procedures.

“Ogun State is not a political playground, neither is the ADC in Ogun State anybody’s personal estate where decisions can be imposed through arrogance, intimidation or unilateral administrative pronouncements.

“The purported caretaker arrangements constituted a threat to internal democracy and the rule of law, particularly if they are undertaken without the necessary constitutional approvals and authorisation from the appropriate national organs,” the statement said.

Reaffirming its position on the leadership question, the Ogun ADC said the executive committee led by Oluwafemi Soluade remained the structure whose legitimacy and tenure it recognised and intended to defend.

According to the statement, an elected party leadership could not be discarded merely because some influential individuals favoured a different political arrangement.

“An elected party structure cannot be…

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