ILORIN – A body in the All Progressives Congress (APC), Legacy Group, has asked the Kwara chapter of the party to zone the south senatorial ticket to the Ibolo speaking area of the state.
A chieftain of the group, Alhaji Taofik Alani, made the call on Thursday in a statement in Ilorin.
He said the group’s position was informed by the need to ensure balance, justice, equity and fair play in the party’s zoning arrangement.
Alani said the Igbomina and Ekiti speaking communities of the seven local government areas constituting the district had produced senators for the area since 1999.
He said Makanjuola Ajadi and Simeon Ajibola, who had represented the district since 1999 were from Igbomina and Ekiti speaking areas of the state respectively. [eap_ad_2] Ajadi is presently the Special Adviser to the President on National Assembly Matters while Ajibola is a serving senator.
Alani argued that it was in the interest of natural justice to allow the Ibolos from Offa and Oyun Local Government Areas to produce the next senator for the district.
“Since this democratic dispensation started, this federal constituency has not been allowed to wholly represent Kwara South at the Upper Legislative Chamber.
“If the Legacy Group is edged out in the current power distribution it may open a window for the opposition to begin to woo its members.
“This will spell doom for the APC if the 2011 election results are to be revisited as the combination of the Legacy Group and the PDP will wreck the ship of APC in Kwara South.
“What is fair is for the leaders to have an understanding that out of the eight House of Assembly positions in the South, the Legacy Group should take three,’’ Alani said.
Alani urged the leadership of the APC to ensure fair play, justice and equity, saying it must be sensitive to the changing times. (NAN) [eap_ad_3]