TESLIM FOLARIN’S COMMITTEE CAN’T ACHIEVE RECONCILIATION FOR OYO APC, GROUP WARNS

A political group, under the aegis of APC UNITY WATCH, has said the Teslim Folarin-led Reconciliation Committee in Oyo State chapter of All Progressives Congress Party-(APC) is incapable of resolving the crisis in the chapter of the party.

A statement signed by its Coordinator, Chief Adedotun Ajayi Tajudeen, in Ibadan said a genuine “reconciliation process that will lead to a new path, one that addresses the root causes of all the problems and creates a more just and equitable opportunities all members” cannot be got through the Folarin-led committee.

The group asserted that the same personality behind the festering division in Oyo State APC cannot be the right person to bring about genuine reconciliation.

The statement reads: “When the cause of a problem and division in the party is saddled with the responsibility of reconciliation in our party, it leads to predictable failed attempt and would only compound the crisis.

“A critical part of those who created the problem in the first place, claiming  to want to reconcile raises a lot of doubt, such as biased decision-making, lack of trust, vendetta, and ultimately, superficial solutions.

“Teslim Folarin lacks transparency and integrity, being the progenitor of our party’s division right from when he joined the party; he is completely unfit, and a wrong choice to lead a holistic and meaningful reconciliatory move for the party.

“His track record loudly speaks volumes; deceit and tricksterish attributes that run far too deep to fathom for the unwary.

“There is no where in the world where one of the main creators of the crisis would be entrused with resolving the crisis he created in a private meeting.”

The statement further stated that the committee cannot be believed or accepted, consequently, “it must be rejected entirely.”

The group also stated that, “Teslim Folarin is a wrong and bad choice to lead such audacious reconciliations in Oyo State APC.

“We want a reconciliation process that will lead to a new path forward, one that addresses the root causes of all the problems and creates a more just and equitable ground for all members.”

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Dele Fashomi

Dele Fashomi, seasoned journalist and communication teacher, is a holder of Master of Arts degree in Communication and Language Arts from the University of Ibadan in 1992/93.

Earlier, he had bagged a Bachelor degree from the same university in 1984, after which he proceeded to the Nigerian Institute of Journalism, Lagos, in 1990, for a postgraduate diploma in Journalism.

He had done many courses in communication, including the EU-BBC Editing Course in 2002.

Mr. Fashomi combines effectively the practice, research and teaching of communication. And to date, he has published two academic works in communication: Issues in Communication Technology and Policy (2010) and Economic and Social Issues in Advertising and PR (2013).

He had his first break in the Nigerian media in Concord Newspapers in 1990 and today, he has over two and half decades experience earned in several newspapers.

He has been part of many start-ups, such as The Republic (1987), The Comet (1999), The Anchor 2001 – 2002; Sun Newspapers (2003); Westerner newsmagazine (2005 – 2010) as Editor; National Life (2011) as Sunday Editor, and Newswatch Newspapers (2012- 2016) as Daily Editor.

Dele Fashomi is now the Publisher/Editor-in-Chief of Newstide247.com newspaper online, which he started in July 2015. He is also into biography writing, with many books in his trail, some of which he wrote alone and one he co- authored with his mentor, Mr Dare Babarinsa, entitled:  Olabiyi Durojaiye – DARE TO BE DiFFERENT. He also guided and collaborated with Pa Olatunji Odusanya in writing his autobiography – AGAINST ALL ODDS. There are many other books in the works under his pen.

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