Action Alliance disowns legislative candidates on election eve

Adewole Joshua, national vice-chairman of Action Alliance (AA), says the party does not recognise “some people parading themselves as the party’s candidates” in the Saturday’s general election.

In a statement on Thursday, Joshua said Olatunji Adeoye Felder, Tunji Abayomi, Friday Olemija, Segun Ategbole are not candidates of the party in Ondo state.

We are aware the impostors parading themselves as candidates of our party.However, the truth of the matter is that the governor has no power to interfere with the internal affairs of our party, AA. Nobody can impose candidates on the AA. For this reason and others, the impostors are merely wasting their time,” he said.

“As you are aware, the impostors are not products of any primary election that was conducted by the Action Alliance in Ondo State.

“In fact, Mr Tunji Abayomi, Mr Olatunji Adeoye Felder, Hon. Friday Olemija, Dr, Segun Ategbole and others are not bona fide members of Action Alliance. Nobody can come into our party through the backdoor. It is not acceptable. The AA shall not accept it.

“Therefore, if you are not a member of AA, you cannot emerge as candidate of AA for the general election. We warn the impostors to stop parading themselves as candidates of our party forthwith.

“The Action Alliance wishes to inform the general public that the authentic candidates of our party for the 2019 general elections are Mrs Risikat Adenike Bolarinwa as senatorial candidate of Action Alliance for Ondo South Senatorial District and Mr Vincent Kayode Adurewa as senatorial candidate of Action Alliance for Ondo North Senatorial District.

“The authentic candidates emerged through adoption method on the 2nd of October, 2018 at the level of the State Think-Thank Committee in accordance with the provisions of the our party’s constitution.

“Furthermore, it will interest the general public and the Press to note that as at the time our authentic candidates in Ondo State emerged through adoption, all the impostors were still members and aspirants of the All Progressives Congress.

“Additionally, we are putting you on notice that all the authentic candidates of Action Alliance in Ondo State will address a joint press conference before the election.”

He further said the party won’t allow Rotimi Akeredolu, the governor, and those he described as ‘impostors’ to hijack the party.

“We have laboured so hard to nurture our party to its present appealing state. We are ready to fight the impostors through all lawful means,” he said.