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From Bamigbola Gbolagunte
Osun State chapter of the Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) has disowned those listed as representatives of political parties in the Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) by the state coordinator of the council, Governor Ademola Adeleke.
IPAC said the individuals paraded as its members in the PCC were not authorised to represent it.
The council made this known in a statement signed by leaders of some political parties in the state on Tuesday.
The political parties include Action Alliance, National Rescue Movement, Action Democratic Party, Nigeria Democratic Congress, Social Democratic Party and National Democratic Party.
Others are Democratic Leadership Alliance, African Action Congress, Labour Party, Zenith Labour Party and the All Progressives Grand Alliance among others.
It would be recalled that an advertorial had named Odeleye Titus, Faribido Benson, Enorch Olalekan, Adetunji Olubunmi, Prince Adesoji Adeleke and Rev Olatunji Popoola as IPAC representatives in the PCC.
However, the statement by Osun IPAC noted that the inclusion of the names in the PCC was misleading and capable of creating confusion.
The statement reads: “We wish to state categorically and for the record that the persons whose names were paraded as IPAC members in the said council are not our representatives, neither were they at any point in time nominated or authorised by IPAC to represent us in any capacity.
“IPAC is a structured body with duly recognised leadership and member political parties. Any representation must follow due process and official communication from our secretariat.”
The council said it dissociates itself completely from the list, stressing that IPAC should not be used to score political points or create a false impression of broad-based acceptance.
IPAC also urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu not to recognise those listed as its representatives in the Osun PCC, insisting that members with strong grassroots presence across all local governments are the legitimate stakeholders.
“We are the majority members of IPAC in Osun State with strong grassroots presence across all local governments and any engagement with IPAC in the state should be through us,” the statement added.
