The Oyo State chapter of the African Action Congress (AAC) has debunked media report that the state chapter through its former chairman, Rotimi Ogunlana, entered into an alliance with the All Progressives Congress (APC) Guber Candidate in the state, Teslim Folarin.
The AAC in a statement signed by Oyo State Chairman, Kayode Babayomi, said the party has no business with a character like Ogunlana who was expelled from the party a year ago by the state leadership “over similar corrupt activities”.
The statement read;
“The attention of the Oyo State Working Committee of the African Action Congress (AAC) has been drawn to a publication wherein one Rotimi Ogunlana is being described as a ‘pioneer chairman of AAC’, using such to negotiate and curry favours from the governorship candidate of the APC, Mr Teslim Folarin.
“The party has no business with such character as he has been expelled a year ago by the state leadership over similar corrupt activities.
“We wish to restate that the AAC is not a vehicle for anti-people negotiations or alliances. We have not endorsed any individual or political party, despite the fact that the gubernatorial candidate of our party, one Mr Mojeed Okedara has been expelled for anti-party activities. This is already public knowledge.”
The statement noted that the party will be contesting in the next Governorship and Houses of Assembly elections in the state “and we urge the good people of Oyo not to fall for these fraudulent elements and their tactics of distraction”.
“We remain focused on the goal of liberation and we urge every eligible voter to vote in our Candidates come Saturday, March 18th, 2023.
