The ruling Accord Party in Osun State has warned its members against engaging in anti-party activities ahead of the forthcoming National and State Assembly elections.

The party threatened severe sanctions against members found supporting or working for candidates of other political parties.

The warning followed a closed-door stakeholders’ meeting presided over by Governor Ademola Adeleke in Osogbo on Wednesday.

In a statement by the governor’s spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, the party said it had received reports of some Accord members allegedly backing candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Allied Peoples Movement (APM), Action Peoples Party (APP) and All Progressives Congress (APC) in the upcoming elections.

The stakeholders resolved that all disagreements over the selection of legislative candidates should be addressed immediately, while members were directed to support candidates fielded by the party.

“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.

The party also directed a committee to investigate constituencies where such activities had been reported, with a mandate to halt the trend and sanction members who persist.

The state leadership was further instructed to activate monitoring mechanisms to identify and call to order members involved in anti-party activities.

Speaking at the meeting, Governor Adeleke appreciated party members for their loyalty during the last election cycle.