The students during their protest

Adejoke Adeleye/ Abeokuta

A coalition of students’ group in Ogun state has passed a vote of confidence on  Comrade Adams Oshiomole, the National Chairman of All Progressives Congress, (APC) for ensuring that the ‘people’s voice’ counted in the just concluded primaries in which (Dr) Dapo Abiodun emerged the candidate of the party.

The group insisted that the APC Chairman deserves all the accolades for standing in defence of democracy.

The group, however, urged the former Governor of Edo State never to be cowed or discouraged by the antics of the few calling for his head for supporting equity, justice and fairness urging him to remain committed to handling the ruling party affairs with God’s given wisdom and wish of the general members of the party.

The group stated this in a statement signed by Comr. Adeyemi Azeez, Convener, Ogun Progressive Youths and Students, Abdul Kabiru Ayoola, Covener, Movement For Secured Nigeria and Idris Muhammad issued during their protest at Abeokuta over what they termed “desperate moves by Gov. Amosun to thwart APC governorship mandate given to Prince Dapo Abiodun.”

The group carrying placards with various messages, such as “Save Ogun, save our mandate given to Dapo Abiodun, Amosun” ‘Let the will of the people prevail, Stop using our traditional rulers against us,” “Amosun allow Oshiomole to be” among others during the protest held at Ogun NUJ secretariat, Oke Ilewo, Abeokuta wondered why Gov. Amosun was hellbent on imposing Hon Adekunle Akinlade as the APC gubernatorial candidate for Ogun State.

The group further to condemned the governor for “dragging the highly revered traditional rulers in the state into murky water of politics,” while insisting that “no desperate efforts of the governor would triumph over the the will of general members of the ruling party to have Dapo Abiodun as their governorship candidate for the 2019 election.”

The group vowed to resist any attempt to upturn the decision of the highest organ of the party, National Working Committee, (NWC) that had long affirmed Prince Abiodun as the governorship candidate for Ogun state, urging the governor to toe the path of peace and allow the party to begin to get ready for its determined bid to continue serving the people of the state.

Meanwhile another group stage a protest against the decision of the party and confirmation of Dapo Abiodun by the President Muhammadu Buhari when the two monarchs went to visit the president in Abuja.

The group which consist of all Amosun’s ward councillors said they all voted for Hon Abdulkabir Adekunle Akinlade during the party primaries as their governorship candidate.

The Ogun State party Chairman  Chief Derin Adebiyi enjoined the protesters to be steadfast and remain faithful to their rights that no one would take their right which they have wished for away from them.

He also assures the protesters of Akinlade candidacy or else nobody would be the candidate in Ogun APC.