Peoples Democratic Party’s major stakeholders in
Osun State have criticized former governor of the state, Olagunsoye
Oyinlola, for his refusal to work with them, as they aim to get back the
state at the upcoming August 9 crucial gubernatorial election.
PDP Osun’s Pubic secretary, Mr. Bola Ajao, has revealed to Punch reporters that Oyinlola told them he won’t participate in their state wide campaigns, as he is still pissed, due to his suspension as national secretary.
Ajao said that even though they have moved on with out Oyinlola’s important presence, it still wrong.
He said: “According to him (Oyinlola), he is not participating in what we are doing because he was suspended by the national leadership of the party. He claims he is still the national secretary of the PDP but since there is a substantive national secretary, he is waiting for court ruling.”
Ajao also gave his thoughts concerning the recent expulsion of six leaders of the party, saying he doesn’t believe the six could stop the party from coming out victorious in the state.
He said: “Sometime ago, they were involved in a number of anti-party activities, they were suspended and because we did not want to wield the big stick anyhow, some members of the party prevailed on the party leadership not to expel them. Some of them wrote letters of apology, and they were readmitted into the party.
“In the case of the expelled members, they were suspended until
we found them incorrigible, and we saw that they were not retracing
their steps. We had to expel them. One of them was the secretary of the
party and one was a personal assistant to Oyinlola. We were threading
softly but it got to a point that it was decided that they had to be
given the red card.
“There will certainly be no repercussion at all. They are featherweights, they are of no electoral consequence. We kept them until we realised that it was not good to keep enemies within the fold. It was better we expelled them. We are certain that they will not be of any value to the APC.”
Olagunsoye Oyinlola was governor of Osun State from May 2003 till November 2010, when a court of appeals nullified his 2007 re-election.
He is a prince, born into the noble Okuku family of Odo Otin LGA of Osun state. His father is the Oba of Okuku.
Oyinlola served in the army in 1969 after leaving school at the age of 18, from the army he took leave and attended the University of Ife, where he got a Diploma in International relations in 1979.
Oyinlola has been accused by a spokesman of the United Action for Democracy as the chief conspirator in the murder of Kudirat Abiola.
His 2007 re election was nullified after Action Congress candidate Rauf Aregbesola had a successful appeal in 2010.
“There will certainly be no repercussion at all. They are featherweights, they are of no electoral consequence. We kept them until we realised that it was not good to keep enemies within the fold. It was better we expelled them. We are certain that they will not be of any value to the APC.”
Olagunsoye Oyinlola was governor of Osun State from May 2003 till November 2010, when a court of appeals nullified his 2007 re-election.
He is a prince, born into the noble Okuku family of Odo Otin LGA of Osun state. His father is the Oba of Okuku.
Oyinlola served in the army in 1969 after leaving school at the age of 18, from the army he took leave and attended the University of Ife, where he got a Diploma in International relations in 1979.
Oyinlola has been accused by a spokesman of the United Action for Democracy as the chief conspirator in the murder of Kudirat Abiola.
His 2007 re election was nullified after Action Congress candidate Rauf Aregbesola had a successful appeal in 2010.
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