Kwara : Lateef Qadri Resigns As Ifelodun LG APC Chairman

Alhaji Lateef Qadri has resigned from his position as Chairman of APC in Ifelodun Local Government , Kwara state.

This is coming a few days after some party members and leaders  met at the NULGE Hall, Share, the local government headquarters  to  demand that  he should resign from his position or get ‘sacked’.

‘Members hereby direct that Alhaji Lateef kadiri should resign from his position as the party chairman within 48 hours.

That in the event of Alhaji Lateef kadiri’s refusal to resign as the APC chairman, he stands the chance of being removed’ the attendees of the meeting  had submitted in a joint statement by Mr. Olu Ajisafe and Elder Oyin Zubair.

Alhaji Lateef Qadri had  struck back  the same day , and this had resulted in the  Chairman of Transition Implementation Committee in the local government, Hon   Jide Shonibare getting suspended from the party. 

Alhaji Lateef Qadri and  the Vice Chairman, Hon Razaq Owolabi Olatayo, had  announced that Hon Shonibare and two others have been suspended from the party.

‘It has come to the notice of the Ifelodun Local Government APC Executives that the TIC Chairman, Prince Jiide Asonibare is trying to cause problem in the Local Government  by seeking to remove the elected party Chairman, Alhaji Lateef Quadri  from office despite a series of peace meeting  organized by the state Deputy Governor in his office. Today, the TIC Chairman along with other members of  a factional group went to Share to hold a kangaroo meeting which was against the decision taking  during  the last  peace meeting held at the  Deputy Governor’s office on the 13th October, 2023 where conflict and reconciliation committee  that was set up by the party was endorsed.

 In the light of the above and by the power vested in me by the constitution of our party, the following people are hereby suspended from the party for organizing an unconstitutional meeting without the notice of the Ifelodun Party Chairman,  the Deputy Governor and other critical stakeholders including the two  members of the  Kwara state House of Assembly.

1. Alhaji Fatai Mustapha (Leko) – Ward Chairman, Idofian II & Chairman of Ward Chairmen Forum, Ifelodun Local Government.

2. Mr. Olu Ajisafe – Secretary, APC Ifelodun Local Government .

 3. Prince Jide Asonibare – TIC Chairman, Ifelodun Local Government’ they had submitted in the statement  issued to announce Shonibare’s suspension..

Team@orientactualmags.com gathered that a committee was set up to look into the allegations  raised against the former chairman which had since submitted its report, a meeting was also held in Share on Wednesday where some among the party officials announced the removal of Alhaji Lateef Qadri  as  chairman.

It was however confirmed that he had dropped his letter of resignation on Tuesday, November 21, 2023.

The state APC secretary ,Alhaji Mustapha Ishowo in a telephone interview with Team@orientactualmags.com on Wednesday said Qadri has resigned from his position.

‘We are one family in the party, there is no cause for alarm, he dropped his letter of resignation yesterday, and he noted that he is resigning from his position’ Alhaji Mustapha Ishowo said.

Alhaji Lateef Qadri  has also confirmed this in a telephone interview with Team@orientactualmags.com  ‘ I have resigned from my position’ he said.

Alhaji Qadri in his letter of resignation  pledged continued loyalty  to the party , its leadership, and the state.

He asserted that ‘Iam leaving with an unblemished record’  while adding that he has left the party better than  he had met it.

In an earlier  interview with Team@orientactualmags.com , Hon Lateef Qadri had  accused the TIC Chairman, Hon Jide Shonibare of spreading false information about him and picking the wrong fight.

He had also accused the TIC Chairman of spreading false information that he has begun to ‘coordinate things’ for Senator Sadiq Umar ahead of the 2027 gubernatorial election.

Hon Lateef also added that he got into Hon Shonibare’s bad books after being told that he was the one that moved a motion that the TIC chairmen should be replaced during the meeting held with the governor by Forum of APC LG Chairmen. The truth is that the information given him is not correct.

‘He is actually picking the wrong fight,  we do not need intraparty conflict but rather unity. The Deputy Governor had convened peace meetings twice, we also set up a reconciliation committee that was endorsed by all the stakeholders and the committee will submit its report soon.

Instead of ensuring unity in the party , they have been busy promoting propaganda and falsehood. They all worked for candidates of other political parties in the last General Election. They have continued to disrespect the Deputy Governor and other leaders.

They only supported Governor AbdulRazaq’s candidacy and supported opposition candidates  in other elections we were only lucky to have won through divine support .

They got offended because I supported the  candidates endorsed by the party  during the primary elections that were held ahead of the last general election.

They also said  I am Senator Sadiq Umar’s coordinator in the local government  ahead of the 2027 gubernatorial election, this is someone I have  never  had one-on-one with .  I don’t know where  they  got the  wrong information. Iam busy taking steps to ensure unity in Ifelodun LG APC , Senator Sadiq represents Kwara North, Ifelodun LG is in Kwara South. We should not distract our dear governor , this is time for governance i don’t know who is feeding them with wrong information’ he  had submitted- Team@orientactualmags.com
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