APC gives conditions for return of APM members to party

The All Progressives Congress has given conditions for the return of members of the Allied People’s Movement, who left the party in the weeks before the 2019 elections.
The governorship candidate of the APM for the election, Adekunle Akinlade, led the group that indicated their interest to return to the APC on Monday.
In a statement on Tuesday, the APC said though the party was glad to welcome those who left back home, there are conditions to be met as stipulated in the party’s constitution.
The statement, signed by the spokesman of the APC in Ogun State, Tunde Oladunjoye, said the returnees must go back to their wards to re-register in their bid to return to the party.
Oladunjoye said in the statement: “The leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ogun State has received news of the return of the entire members of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) in Ogun State, its governorship candidate in the last election and the collapse of all its structures into to our great party, the APC.
“To say the least, APC is a party of the  progressives and provides room for all. The party, at any point in time, is therefore ready to receive repentant members back into the fold. However, while we see the announced  return of the APM members into our party as a welcome development, we are quick to add there is a process of joining or returning to our party in accordance with the party’s constitution and established procedures. We therefore urge them to return to their various wards for registration and realignment.
“Also, apart from going back to their various wards to re-enroll and reconcile with their people and leaders, it is also important for them to abide by the prevailing peace and decorum in Ogun APC and work under the Caretaker Executive formed by the National Working Committee of our party under the leadership of Chief Yemi Sanusi.
“We urge all those who have cases against the party in courts to withdraw same without further delay. Only this will demonstrate their loyalty and sincerity. We wish to quote from the statement of the National Working Committee of the APC read by the National Publicity Secretary, Mr. Lanre Issa-Onilu, on Monday, December 16 2019 while announcing pardon for some suspended members: ‘We hope the concerned party members will seize this opportunity to fully reconcile themselves with their ward, local government, and state party structures, key into the party activities, and continue to make their own contributions to the growth and stability of the party. We urge them to also take steps to reconcile with groups and individuals that are important to ensuring a lasting solution to any conflict that may exist in their respective states.’
“We  must also commend the steadfastness of our members who stood by us through thick and thin we promise that their interests will be adequately taken care of.”