Kwara APC postpones campaign flag-off indefinitely over perceived low turnout

Party chair, Oyin-Zubair fingered

The flag off campaign rally of the Kwara State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) initially scheduled to hold today in Kosubosu, Baruten local government area has been postponed indefinitely by the party.

The postponement, it was gathered, was due to perceived low turnout by the party leadership and the lack of proper coordinated efforts by members of the party because of the leadership crisis rocking the state party.

The State Publicity Secretary of the APC, Tajudeen Aro who confirmed the postponment to our reporter today said the party will announce a new date for the exercise.

He attributed the decision of the party to security concerns adding that the party may come out with its official position on the issue tomorrow.

‘Yes, we have postponed the flag off earlier scheduled to hold in Kosubosu, Baruten local government today because of security concerns.

‘The party will soon make an official response to the issue probably tomorrow.

‘But for now, it has been put on hold indefinitely and a new date will be communicated soon’, he added.

However, party sources who confided in National Pilot on the matter informed this medium that the campaign was put off due to ‘unpreparedness’ rather than security as explained by the party.

‘We are not prepared for anything. It was a rushed approach and it has now boomerang.

“At the heart of the mess is the party chairman in the state, Bolarinwa Bashir and his lackey Kayode Oyin-Zubair. They thought they could do it all alone without carrying along anyone. See what mess they’ve made of it.”

“It is unfair to blame either security or the PDP for the situation. We’re our own problem and the earlier our candidate, Abdulrahman Abdulrasaq, take charge of his own destiny, the better for him. These people will mess him up with their selfishness’, the source lamented.

There have been hushed crisis in the Kwara APC since after the controversial gubernatorial contest. The crisis came to its head last week when frontline leaders and aspirants of the party boycotted the visit of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo during the latter’s launch of the TraderMoni in the state.

The Kwara state chapter of the party is also presently polarised along two factions led by Bolarinwa and Ishola Balogun-Fulani respectively.

The campaign organisation of the party”s gubernatorial candidate, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Tuesday issued a release on the flag off that will also featured the presentation of the party’s manifesto.

The statement added that the national chairman of the party, Adams Oshiomhole and the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed among other party stalwarts across the state were expected to grace the occasion.

The choice of Kwara North by the party to launch the programme was to test the APC popularity in the district before the general election, party sources told this medium.,