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The ongoing All Progressives Congress APC) state songress in Oyo State has been suspended over alleged forging of documents meant for the exercise and other irregularities.
Yobe State Governor and Chairman, Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee of the party, Mai Mala Buni, gave the order on Saturday.
A statement signed by the party’s National Secretary, Sen. John Akpan Udo-Edehe, said the suspension of the exercise became necessary to ensure credibility of the process leading to the emergence of new party leaders in Oyo State.
The statement affirmed that APC under Buni will not tolerate any act of indiscipline and fraudulent manipulation of the process of any kind.
“It has become necessary to suspend the ongoing State Congress exercise in Oyo State due to information regarding the forging of documents meant to conduct this exercise.
“The national chairman, has however ordered the Oyo State Congress Committee to return to the National Secretariat for further briefing,” the statement said.
The APC also assured the teeming members of the party of a level playing ground and justice at all time.