S/west APC meeting leaves members confused as Fashola, Aregbesola not invited

• Stakeholders of the ruling APC held a meeting in Lagos on Sunday, May 23

• APC national leader, Tinubu, state governors and other key stakeholders were invited to the meeting

• However, some party members were reportedly confused as to why Fashola and Aregbesola were excluded from the meeting


A report by The Punch claims the alleged non-invitation of some key stakeholders to the meeting of the Southwest All Progressives Congress (APC) leaders on Sunday, May 24, has created confusion among party members.

The newspaper listed those invited, according to the notice of the meeting signed by a former interim chairman of the party, Chief Bisi Akande, to include:

1. APC national leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu

2. Former Ogun state governor, Chief Segun Osoba

3. Gen. Alani Akinrinade (retd)

4. Speaker, House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila

5. Minister of Trade and Investment, Otunba Niyi Adebayo

6. Chief Pius Akinyelure.

7. Ondo state governor, Rotimi Akeredolu

8. Ekiti state governor, Kayode Fayemi

9. Ogun state governor, Dapo Abiodun

10. Osun state governor, Gboyega Oyetola

11. Lagos state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu

12. Chairman of the Police Service Commission, Alhaji Musiliu Smith.

The newspaper stated a chieftain of the APC who spoke anonymously said he did not understand why the minister of works and housing, Babatunde Fashola and his counterpart in the Ministry of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, were not invited to the meeting.

Another top official of the APC said the ministers were expected the ministers to be there as they they are key stakeholders too. However, another anonymous source was cited as saying there was no hidden agenda in the exclusion of some key stakeholders.

His words: “This is just the first in a series of meetings. They were not invited to this one because the issue at hand at the moment is internal.

“This is like foundation laying, they will be invited subsequently. The fact that they were not invited to this one is not to slight anyone.”