Minister of Communications, Adebayo Shittu.
The Minister of Communications, Adebayo Shittu, on Sunday, vowed that the aggrieved members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State wouldn't relent till justice prevailed.
Shittu made the comment in an interview with the NANon the ongoing APC Convention venue in Abuja.
The minister, who by no means hides his intention to contest for the governorship seat within the state on the APC platform come 2019, has been having a operating battle with Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State over who controls the party’s construction within the state.
Ajimobi was reported to have stated that he wouldn't assist Shittu in his bid to succeed him as governor of the state.
Against the backdrop, the recently-concluded elections to elect party’s executives within the state witnessed parallel congresses.
The minister, who mentioned his camp was already in court docket to hunt a redress relating to the state congress election, mentioned he was certain that justice can be achieved.
“We are already in court docket. So to that extent, we must await the ultimate end result. There has been disagreement as to the congresses which we held.
“You keep in mind there have been parallel congresses. Parallel congresses as a result of those that by no means purchased varieties for ward congress ultimately are those who've been sworn in because the state’s executives of the party.
“Obviously that is injustice by the party. So we, loyal members, who have made effort to build this party, we have taken this disagreement to court and we believe that justice will be done at the end of the day,” he mentioned.
He, nevertheless, assured that regardless of the event within the state, his loyalty to President Muhammadu Buhari and the APC was nonetheless hundred per cent.
“If my loyalty just isn't 100%, I gained’t be right here. Nobody compelled me to be right here. My loyalty is to the president and to the party.
“Those who're creating issues for us in Oyo State usually are not the founders of the party. They usually are not the explanation why we're in APC.
“We are in APC as foundation members and by the grace of God, my loyalty is 100% to the party because I believe, at the end of the day, what the temporary executives of the party have not been able to do, the court will do it for us,” he mentioned.
Shittu, who described the party’s conference as a success, recommended the safety companies for what he referred to as “a wonderful job.”