Following the allegation of emergency secret plenary session level against the Oyo State House of Assembly by Hon. Ibrahim Shittu to approve the lump sum of N300,000 billion loan request of Governor Seyi Makinde, and subsequent rebuttals by the leadership of the Assembly and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Saki, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), AbdulWaheed Olatunde Lawal, Esq, has called for support for the lawmaker.
Lawal’s call was contained in an open letter written to the APC Chairman in the state, Alhaji Olayide Abas on Thursday.
He saluted the courage of Hon. Shittu, and for promoting the President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, which is built upon the pillars of transparency, accountability, and the fight against corruption.
The party man charged the APC leadership in the state to protect the lawmaker from undue victimization, suspension, or subjected to any kangaroo disciplinary proceedings for performing his duty by the House of Assembly leadership.
Lawal also urged the APC Chairman, Alhaji Olayide Abas to deploy the party machinery to rally around for Hon. Shittu especially in this trying time.
The letter reads:
OPEN LETTER TO THE CHAIRMAN OF APC, OYO STATE ON HON. IBRAHIM SHITTU REPRESENTING SAKI WEST IN THE OYO STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY
28th AUGUST, 2025
The Oyo State Chairman,
All Progressives Congress (APC),
Party Secretariat,
Ibadan, Oyo State.
ATTENTION:
The State Working Committee (SWC)
LETTER OF URGENT APPEAL: THE IMPERATIVE OF PROTECTING HON. IBRAHIM SHITTU AND UPHOLDING THE ANTI-CORRUPTION CREDENTIALS OF OUR GREAT PARTY
Dear Mr. Chairman,
I write to you today not merely as a staunch stakeholder of our great Party in Saki West, but with the heavy heart of an uncle and the professional concern of a legal practitioner. The subject of this letter is the safety, political career, and constitutional right of my nephew, Hon. Ibrahim Shittu, the legislator representing Saki West State Constituency, who is currently facing severe threats for performing his sacred duty.
As you are undoubtedly aware, Hon. Shittu recently raised an alarm over the alleged illegal approval of a staggering Three Hundred Billion Naira (N300,000,000,000) by the Oyo State House of Assembly. This is not an act of indiscipline; it is a courageous act of WHISTLEBLOWING that sits at the very core of our party’s national manifesto and President Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, which is built upon the pillars of transparency, accountability, and the fight against corruption.
To remain silent in the face of such an allegation would have been a gross dereliction of his constitutional duty of oversight. His action is, in fact, a testament to the values the APC claims to embody.
However, instead of being commended for his courage and integrity, we are receiving disturbing reports of plots to intimidate, threaten, and politically isolate him for refusing to be complicit in what he genuinely believes to be a grave financial anomaly.
Therefore, I hereby urgently call on the State Leadership of our Party to immediately:
1. Publicly affirm the right of Hon. Shittu, as an APC legislator, to expose matters of alleged financial impropriety without fear of reprisal. The Party must stand firmly with him to demonstrate that we protect those who fight corruption, not those who perpetuate it.
2. Actively intervene with the leadership of the Oyo State House of Assembly to ensure that Hon. Shittu is not victimized, suspended, or subjected to any kangaroo disciplinary proceedings for performing his duty. The Party’s machinery must be deployed to protect its own.
3. Officially engage with the Commissioner of Police and the Director of the Department of State Services (DSS) in Oyo State to guarantee the physical safety and security of Hon. Ibrahim Shittu. The Party must ensure he is not harassed or unlawfully arrested by any security agency.
4. Should the threats persist, the Oyo State Chapter must not hesitate to formally petition the National Working Committee (NWC) of our Party and the office of the President to invoke the full weight of the federal government to protect a citizen and a lawmaker whose life is endangered for standing against corruption.
Mr. Chairman, the eyes of the public, the media, and all lovers of democracy are on the APC. How we handle this matter will define our party’s true character in Oyo State. Will we stand for accountability, or will we be seen as condoning corruption and punishing courage?
The political cost of abandoning one of our own for doing the right thing will be immeasurable. We must rally around Hon. Shittu. We must show the people of Oyo State that the APC is the true vanguard of good governance and that we will fiercely protect any member who has the courage to stand for what is right.
<span;>I trust that you will treat this with the utmost urgency it demands.
Respectfully Yours,
AbdulWaheed Olatunde Lawal, Esq.
APC Chieftain, Saki West.
