Ogun State Governor, Ibikunle Amosun-backed executive council of the All Progressives Congress in the state has described members of the caretaker committee of the party set up by the national leadership as interlopers.
The embattled executive council stated this in a statement issued on Thursday by its Publicity Secretary, Wole Elegbede.
Elegbede was reacting to a statement issued on Wednesday by the spokesman of the caretaker committee, Tunde Oladunjoye.
The Amosun-backed executive council led by Chief Derin Adebiyi was dissolved by the National Executive Committee for allegedly engaging in anti-party activities.
Elegbede, in the statement, said Oladunjoye lacked the integrity and did not possess the pedigree to castigate Amosun.
The statement read, “If he is truly a member of APC in Ogun State as he wants us to believe, then he should not have spoken thoughtlessly to the leader of our party in the state the way he did.
“It could be recalled that Oladunjoye was recently disgraced out of Ogun APC after which he wrote an epilogue that he was quitting politics for good.
“How such an ingrate now turns around to speak for Ogun APC should baffle every reasonable man.
“For the avoidance of doubt, the state executive committee of Ogun APC is currently and effectively discharging its responsibilities under the constitution of our great party, hence, the supreme law of Nigeria.
“Any other body which pretends to carry out those functions is a contrived body unknown to the constitution, the executives of our party and the generality of our dedicated members across the state.”
Elegbede said Amosun deserved the respect of every member of the party in the state except pretenders who had nothing to offer to the development, progress and unity of the party.
“Some people came to join or rejoin the party through the backdoor, so they may not appreciate what it takes for Senator Amosun to build the party and make it strong.
“These are the elements that are painting the governor in bad light and are bent on destroying the party in Ogun State,” he added.