“Osun APC Brushes Off Omoluabi Progressives’ Exit, Labels Them ‘Political Irritants'”
The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has shown little concern over the exit of the Omoluabi Progressives, a faction loyal to former Osun State Governor Rauf Aregbesola. The faction’s departure has been largely dismissed by the state APC, with spokesperson Kola Olabisi downplaying the significance of their announcement.
In a statement issued on Monday in Osogbo, Olabisi referred to the faction’s exit as a non-issue, claiming that Aregbesola’s supporters had effectively severed ties with the party in 2022. He further alleged that many of the faction’s members had already been expelled or suspended for actions deemed harmful to the party’s interests, accusing them of being “agents of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).”
Olabisi questioned the logic behind the faction’s announcement, stating, “In the first instance, the kernel of the statement by the dissidents’ group amounted to a confused pack of rudderless political… who were approbating and reprobating at the same time. It is on record that a sizeable number of them have either been expelled or suspended from the party.”
He continued, “How would any rational human being who has been suspended or expelled announce his resignation to the whole world again? Is that not an example of superfluity? We, in the Osun State APC, shall be happy to miss the political irritants and deviants who had since left the party by way of body and soul before the 2022 governorship election in the state.”
Olabisi went on to accuse the group of attempting to destabilize the party and failing in their attempts to seize control of its structure. He dismissed their claims of being more progressive than the core members of the party, stating, “The ambulatory Omoluabi Progressives believe they are more progressive in Nigeria than the real progenitors of the progressives party, having no respect for the elders and their political benefactors.”
He issued a stern warning to the faction, declaring that their departure marked the beginning of their “political funeral,” and predicting that it would lead to their eventual defeat in the 2026 Osun governorship election. “Your recent announcement of either forming or joining another party is the imminent beginning of your political funeral, culminating in your final burial through the 2026 governorship election,” Olabisi stated. “More importantly, the blindfolded followers of the ill-fated Omoluabi Progressives will regret being part of this shenanigans.”
In conclusion, Olabisi emphasized that the APC in Osun State remains strong without the faction, asserting that their disloyalty and alignment with the opposition party only strengthened the APC’s position.
