Abiodun Stresses Need to Instill Party Discipline in APC

James Sowole in Abeokuta

Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has stressed the need to instill party discipline within the All Progressives Congress (APC) to ensure that members of the party are accountable for their actions.

Abiodun made this known during a meeting with leaders of the APC in Ijebu East Local Government Area led by a former member of the House of Representatives, who represented Ijebu North, Ijebu-East and Ogun Waterside between 2007 and 2011, Chief Segun Osibote, last Monday.

The governor also disclosed that he was prepared to defend himself against the allegation of funds diversion by the impeached Chairman of Ijebu East Local Government Area, Mr. Wale Adedayo.

According to the him, members of the party must abide by its constitution and be ready to defend their utterances at all times, noting  that until people are made to bear the consequences of their words and actions, they won’t desist from lying.

He added that he’s prepared to ensure that Adedayo is held responsible for what he said, as he must prove the false allegations he made against his person.

Abiodun said: “He lied against me as the governor, he lied against me as Dapo Abiodun, he spoilt my name, and he tried to incite the public against the state government. Wale Adedayo has to answer all these allegations one after the other.

“We have to instill discipline in governance and in the party. The people have to become accountable to what they say. You must be accountable for what you say so that you will always think very well before taking any nasty action.

“People have to be made to bear the consequences of whatever they say, and until we do that, they will not stop, and I am prepared to ensure that Adedayo is held responsible for what he has said“He said he is committed to what he has said. He has to go and prove it and show that I, Dapo Abiodun, Governor of Ogun State, diverted public funds. He has to prove that.”

Abiodun disclosed that he had known Adedayo before he became the governor and that he (Adedayo) was not his enemy.

He said he opted for the candidacy of Adedayo as the local government chairman, even though he knew he wasn’t a person with stable character.

“I have known Wale Adedayo for so many years. I had been supporting him before I became governor. When I became the governor, I appointed him as a consultant on media. I did not ask for the input of leaders of Ijebu East LGA before I appointed him. So Wale is not my enemy,” he said.

Earlier, the Chairman of APC in the local government area, Chief Bayo Balogun, noted that the impeached chairman was running the local government with no regard for the party.

He assured the people that members of APC in Ijebu East are solidly behind the governor and his administration at all times.In their separate remarks, Chief Ogundeko and Princess Osiyemi berated the impeached chairman, saying his actions did not represent the character of the people of the local government area.