By Seyi Babalola
Adegboyega Oyetola, the minister of marine and blue economy, has claimed that the Osun State branch of the All Progressives Congress is expelling unwelcome party members.
In Osun, the APC recently suspended Moshood Adeoti, a former secretary to the state government, along with 25 other members for allegedly engaging in anti-party activities, and expelled Rasaq Salinsile and 83 other members of the Omoluabi Caucus led by a former governor, Rauf Aregbesola.
In his remarks at a small event held in his honor by the party’s leadership in Osun on Thursday, Oyetola explained why he supported the expulsion and suspension of the errant APC members and challenged the devoted ones to work harder and strengthen the party.
“Ours is thanksgiving for all that God has done for us. We thank God that our victory was affirmed by the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal yesterday (Wednesday). It affirmed the victory of our President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
“Truly we were struggling for a second term but God knows it is not yet time, He gave us a president and today, he has given us a minister. I am happy that our party is united and formidable. We are truly removing chaff from the grains, and by the grace of God, our party will be structured.
“APC is our party and it belongs to every one of us. If truly it is our common patrimony, then, nobody should think of destroying the party. There is room for reconciliation. We are for genuine reconciliation not otherwise,” he said.
