Internal wrangling rocks Kwara APC, as state chairman reacts to suspension of Secretary, Isowo by Ward Exco

Barely few days to the 2023 general elections, the leadership of the All Progressive Congress (APC) Alanamu Central Ward in Ilorin West local government area of Kwara state has announced the suspension of the State party secretary, Alhaji Mustapha Salman Isowo, indefinitely from the ruling party.

This was made known in a letter submitted to the state chairman of the party, Prince Sunday Fagbemi, signed by the Alanamu Central Ward chairman, Alhaji Muyideen Ikolaba, secretary, Rafiu Onigbegi, 27 executive and elders, after the Exco meeting on February 12, 2023, where the state party secretary was accused of fraud, anti-party activities, factionalism and arrogance.

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The Ward executive, who implored the state APC chairman to treat the letter with all the attention it deserved, said that, “we can no longer tolerate the unruly behaviour, arrogance, and anti-party activities of Alhaji Mustapha Salman Isowo in our Ward”.

“Isowo, is using his position to divert the monthly allowance meant for the Ward, and other palliative items from His Excellency, the Executive Governor and other party candidates without recourse to the elected ward chairman and other Exco members.

“Sir, the state secretary has refused to recognize the legally elected party executives in the Alanamu Central Ward, instead, he created a parallel executive to disrupt the smooth activities of the party and organized factional meetings outside the party secretariat at Isale Aluko. This has created enmity and disunity among members of the same political family”. the statement read in part.

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Reacting to the development, the state chairman of the party, Prince Fagbemi said “There is nothing like that. It’s just an attempt by some people to embarrass him (Isowo). I have been discussing with them on the issue. It is a family feud and they should have allowed it to (rest). The leaders of the ward have been called and they are mending fences. There will always be squabbles among families. It’s left for that family to settle and where they will allow columnists is when it gets escalated. There is nothing like that”, Fagbemi said

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Also in his response to reported suspension, the APC state secretary, Alhaji Isowo, who confirmed the development, said that allegations are common in politics.

“False allegations are not uncommon in politics. I will not be distracted by baby politics. The party Is focused on winning in the forthcoming elections”, he said.