State have criticized former governor of the state,
Olagunsoye Oyinlola refusal to work with them as they aim
to get back the state come 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 being 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 during his army days was 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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