In Oyo State, the aftermath of the governorship election might have changed the calculations, as Ajimobi was believed to be at the centre of deciding who gets the ministerial slot in the state.
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- The immediate past governor of Oyo State, Abiola Ajimobi has said he prefers going to the Senate than becoming a I don't want ministerial position, I prefer to be senator, says ex-Gov.
- It is a known fact that the APC in Oyo State is presently in a state of comatose arising from the losses it sustained in the 2019 general Election. The party lost the governorship ekection while its leader, Governor Abiola Ajimobi lost the Oyo S outh senatorial election.
- President Muhammadu Buhari's nomination of Sunday Dare for a ministerial slot has been lauded by the Oyo APC Reformers
- The group described the nomination as one which is well deserved and will move Oyo state forward
- The group further implored Asiwaju Bola Tinubu to pay a reconciliatory visit to Oyo state and investigate its call for the dissolution of the APC's executive council in the state
President Muhammadu Buhari's nomination of Sunday Dare for a ministerial slot has been lauded by a group, the Oyo All Progressives Congress (APC) Reformers.
The group, in a statement released by its chairman, Hon Lawrence Adewale, and publicity secretary, Engr Dipo Fawole, promised to support and work with the minister-designate, The Nation reports.
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Legit.ng gathers that the group described the nomination as one which is well deserved and will move the state forward; and further lauded the president and the APC national chairman, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, for not giving the slot to former governor Abiola Ajimobi.
The group commended the decision of the Oke Ogun Unity Forum leaders to return to the ruling party after the end of the tenure of the 'jackboot dictator'.
It said the time had come for alliances to be formed with other leaders and groups like the Oke Ogun Unity Forum; as the 'constituted authority' had lost his final battle and the federal government had aligned with the people of Oyo state.
The group implored Tinubu to pay a reconciliatory visit to Oyo state and investigate its call for the dissolution of the APC's executive council in the state.
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Recall that Legit.ng previously reported that the immediate past governor of Osun state, Rauf Aregbesola, was named with other nominees for the ministerial positions in the list sent to the Senate by President Muhammadu Buhari.
The other members of the APC who made the list included the former governor of Benue state, George Akume, and former minister of transport, Rotimi Amaechi.
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Chris Ngige, Hadi Sirika, Rotimi Amaechi, Festus Keyamo, Uche Ogah, Emeka Nwajuiba and Babatunde Fashola, the immediate past minister of power, works and housing, were also included in the list.
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Chris Ngige, Hadi Sirika, Rotimi Amaechi, Festus Keyamo, Uche Ogah, Emeka Nwajuiba and Babatunde Fashola, the immediate past minister of power, works and housing, were also included in the list.
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THE Oyo State All Progressives Congress (APC) has faulted speculations in the media that it was nominating the next ministerial candidate for the new cabinet expected to be put in place by President Muhammadu Buhari after his second term inauguration on May 29.
There have been sustained rumours of alleged backing of a particular individual by the leadership of the party in Oyo State for the ministerial slot against the interest of other contenders.
In a statement signed on Tuesday by the APC Chairman, Chief Akin Oke, the party said the President has not contacted it for nomination of candidates for the ministerial slot.
The party regretted that a national newspaper (not The Nation) could throw caution into the wind, when it published a story of a fake nomination, which it could not even substantiate.
'To set the record straight, there was never a time Mr. President or any of his aides contacted us for ministerial nomination and as such, we could not have made any effort to suggest or nominate anyone to represent the state in the new cabinet. Moreso, such nomination and appointment is the prerogative of Mr. President and the law of the land is clear on this.
'As much as we crave for the appointment of a competent hand from our dear state, who would add value to the cause of a better nation and contribute his quota to the revitalisation of Oyo APC, we have no reason to influence President Buhari's choice of nominee.
