The ruling Accord Party in Osun State has warned members against engaging in anti-party activities ahead of the forthcoming National and State Assembly elections.
The party vowed severe sanctions for anyone found working for candidates of other parties.
The warning was issued at the end of a closed-door stakeholders’ meeting presided over by Governor Ademola Adeleke in Osogbo on Wednesday.
Rising from the meeting, the party noted reports of Accord members allegedly backing candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party, Allied Peoples Movement, Action Peoples Party and the All Progressives Congress in the upcoming polls.
The stakeholders resolved that all disagreements over the selection of legislative candidates must be resolved immediately, and that the party must unite behind candidates already fielded by Accord.
“Under no circumstances should any Accord member be caught sponsoring or working for legislative candidates of other political parties. Such behaviour will not be tolerated,” the meeting resolved according to a statement by the governor’s spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed.
To enforce compliance, the party directed a small committee to work on constituencies where such abnormalities have been noted, with a mandate to stop the trend and sanction culprits who persist.
The state leadership was also directed to activate monitoring mechanisms to identify and call to order members involved in anti-party conduct.
In his remarks, Governor Adeleke appreciated party members for their loyalty during the last election cycle.
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