‘Antidote for sanity’ — Kwara assembly backs removal of Bolarinwa as APC state chairman

The Kwara house of assembly says it is in support of the decision of the Mai Mala Buni-led national caretaker committee to remove Bashir Bolarinwa, state chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

On Thursday, a faction of the party led by Akogun Oyedepo had appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to intervene in an alleged crisis rocking the chapter over the removal of Bolarinwa.

Another faction of the party stated that removing Bolarinwa as the chapter chairman was in order and life-saving.

In a letter signed by 24 members of the state assembly to the national chairman of the ruling party, the legislative chamber said the removal of Bolarinwa will put an end to the “embarrassment” they have passed through.

“As an arm of Government and particularly, a ruling government, we the members of the Kwara State House of Assembly wish to sincerely commend the better late than never efforts of the leadership of our great party APC at the National Level,” the lawmakers said.

“The bold step taken at suspending the ex-chairman over a Plethora of ” mis-deeds that had been allowed to linger on for over a tong period unchecked will hopefully put an end to the embarrassment that we went through painfully. Your Excellency, this decision of yours, is the only Antidote that can bring back sanity, trusted loyalty as well as breed positive development to the State through good governance.

“Your Excellency, it is better imagined than witnessed, of the absolute anti-party and anti-government activities brazenly and continually displayed by the suspended Chairman Hon. Bashir Omolaja Bolarinwa. His activities in reference, appear to be motivated by certain power blocks.

“How can a party Chairman of a ruling State go public in a Radio Station to say that he has not seen anything developmental being executed by his Governor and yet they continue to accommodate each other. As a follow up to his own unguarded outburst, a deliberate sponsored weekly (Tuesdays) Radio programme, at politically unfriendly Radio Station, used to continually and provocatively embarrass and attack the person of Kwara State Governor as well as his government.

“The suspended chairman and his cohorts and by their conduct, hobnobbing occasionally with members of the opposition, to further frustrate Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq administration is another anti-conduct. As concerned legislators, we made several peace moves most of which got aborted either by the suspended chairman himself or his allies.

“The suspension of the Ex-chairman, has relieved us of this unfortunate instigated man-made continual crisis within Kwara State APC. We hereby assure your leadership, of our continued support, cooperation and loyalty towards sustaining our party to greater heights.”