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Coalition In Crisis, ADC Faction Rejects Atiku, David Mark, Aregbesola, Others

ADEOLA YUSUF

  . ‘ADC not for sale,’ faction declares ‘takeover’ by coalition illegal   A major faction within the African Democratic Congress, on Wednesday, kicked against the move by an opposition coalition to adopt the party as its political platform. Factional National Publicity Secretary, Musa Isa Matara, in a statement on behalf of the group, warned that the ADC is not a “private coalition platform” to be hijacked by political elites. The faction expressed outrage over what it described as a unilateral decision made without input from critical stakeholders. According to…

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APC Expels Aregbesola Over Anti-party Activities

ADEOLA YUSUF

The All Progressives Congress has expelled a former Minister of Interior and ex-Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola, over alleged anti-party activities. Aregbesola, who led Osun State for two terms, had spearheaded a faction within the APC known as The Osun Progressives which was later rebranded as the Omoluabi Caucus. A letter from the APC leadership seen by newsmen on Wednesday officially confirmed Aregbesola’s expulsion. The letter, titled “Allegations of Anti-Party Activities – Conveyance of State Exco Decision to You,” accused him of breaching Article 21 of the party’s constitution, which…

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