As the dust raised by the crisis resulting from the parallel congresses held by the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State is settling down, a political group in the state, The Core Progressives Forum (TCPF) comprising of notable progressives across the state, has proffered that the choice of gubernatorial candidate for the next year’s election is critical to the final resolution of the lingering crisis.
The group, in a statement in Ibadan today said that the state governor and party leadership must ensure that the party picks a candidate with profound appeal to all the warring members and possessing adequate political experience and tenacity to galvanize party members and as well draw new members to the party.
He must also be a person of high integrity known for peace, progress and development of Oyo State
According to the statement signed by the State Coordinator of the group, Alhaji Akeem Oladeji, the issue at stake has gone pass the personality of the governor, hence the need to see that the candidate of the party for the gubernatorial election possesses the right credentials and qualities requisite for victory for the party.
The group noted that once the party chooses the right candidate with the full participation of the hierarchies of the party, the crisis would dissolve.
