The aggrieved members in 26 local governments of the State had challenged the ward congress conducted by the party on July 31, 2021 alleging that they were denied participation in the exercise despite fulfilling their financial obligations.
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Ohu said this on Saturday while briefing newsmen at Ogun State Secretariat of the All Progressives Congress.
The resolution was reached after a crucial meeting with the Seven-man Ward Congress Committee of the APC.
Famodun made this known at the Osun APC Congress Committee Stakeholders’ Meeting on Ward Congress.
The leadership of the party in the state made the appeal on Friday during a stakeholders meeting.
The women, who trooped out in their thousands also protested at the major streets in Owerri, causing gridlock and paralyzing commercial activities.
Since last Sunday when the Ward Congress was eventually held peacefully after botched efforts 24 hours earlier, the camps of both the governor and the group, which prides itself “Oyo APC Unity Forum”, have been at each other’s throat on the outcome of the Congress that ostensibly favoured the latter.
The Akoko North-West constituency House of Representative hopeful told the News Agency of Nigeria that the ward congress was well organised based on consensus and zoning formula.
Dabang said this on Tuesday in Jos during an interaction with some newsmen.
Alhaji Adamu Yaro, former state Youth Leader of the party and spokesman for the aspirants, put forward their demand while addressing newsmen in Damaturu on Monday.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the APC ward congresses were conducted nationwide on Saturday, May 5, with results already being received from various states.
Rilwanu made the remark in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Zaria, Kaduna State, on Sunday.
NAN reports that the congress was only being carried out in wards where intending members had obtained their nomination forms on Saturday from the APC National Congress Committee led by Alhaji Musa Halilu-Ahmed.
This is contained in a statement signed by Malam Garba Shehu, his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that as at the time of filing this report officials expected to conduct the exercise were yet to arrive as at about 12 noon.
Egwu told the News Agency of Nigeria in Minna on Friday that officials of the commission have been deployed to all the 274 electoral wards in the state for the exercise.
According to schedule of activities released by the Organising Secretary, Senator Osita Izunaso, in Abuja, the party’s Ward Congresses will hold on May 2, while appeal that may arise from the conduct will be entertained on May 3.