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All The Inside Details Why APC Party Chairman Adams Oshiomhole Is In Serious Fight With Gov Ibikunle Amosun

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There is an erupting fight in the ruling All Progressives Congress.

And it has on either side the Governor of Ogun state Ibikunle Amosun and National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Adams Oshiomhole.

Information available to societynow.ng revealed that the cause of the raging fight revolves around the scheduled APC primary election in Ogun state.

“The core reason for the fight is over the manner the gubernatorial candidate in Ogun state should emerge” a source disclosed to societynow.ng.

Details available have it that Oshiomole is against Amosun’s alleged plot to script a success story for his preferred aspirant Adekunle Akinlade in the scheduled party election.

Governor Amosun had announced Akinlade as a consensus candidate.

Amosun also went ahead to announce consensus candidates for all other elective positions in Ogun state for the 2019 general elections.

The decision had attracted fierce opposition that forced the governor to agree to a primary election for the gubernatorial aspirants and all other positions.

Insiders however disclosed to societynow.ng that Oshiomhole actually forced the Governor to tow the line of the primary election.

Sources disclosed that the Governor attempted to submit the list of consensus candidates but the party chairman rebuffed the move.Adams Oshiomhole

“It resulted in an open altercation and the two got engulfed in a shouting match” societynow.ng learned.

Sources claim the situation got so bad that staffers at the party office, the scene of the conflict in Abuja were visibly angry at how the governor engaged their “leader”.

The investigation by societynow.ng revealed that Oshiomhole is backed in his stance against Amosun by forces outside of Ogun state rooting for gubernatorial aspirant Dapo Abiodun.

Abiodun, who is the frontman of oil company Heyden is said to have enlisted the help of major APC chieftains that are at odds with Amosun in the battle to win the APC gubernatorial ticket in Ogun state.

Abiodun is an estranged friend of Governor Amosun.

The two have vowed to outdo each other in the battle to secure the APC governorship ticket in Ogun state, with Amosun rooting for Akinlade against Abiodun.

Societynow.ng gathered that there is a strong indication Amosun is in for a very tough time in his bid to ensure all his consensus candidates get party tickets, especially for the gubernatorial position scheduled for Saturday, September 29, 2018.

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