A popular and prominent politician in the country, Alhaji Shuaib Oyedokun, on Sunday submitted that ‘it is unthinkable and inconceivable’ that Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun state will leave the PDP for APC, asserting that this was never ‘under consideration’.
Reacting to the rumours that the governor was considering defection to the APC , Alhaji Shuaib Oyedokun, who is one of the most experienced politicians in the country, took a trip down memory lane and chronicled events leading to the defection of Governor Ademola Adeleke from the APC to PDP in 2017.
Alhaji Shuaib Oyedokun, a one-time PDP Deputy National Chairman , South, in a statement made available to Team@orientactualmags.com on Sunday night, also urged support for PDP House of Assembly candidates in Osun state ahead of the House of Assembly election scheduled to hold on 11 March 2023.
‘The social media has been awash with rumours of a possible defection of His Excellency, Ademola Adeleke from the PDP to the opposition party in the state as a form of refuge.
Honestly, this is nothing, but a farce contrived to cause panic ahead of the House of Assembly Election scheduled to hold on March 11.
It is unthinkable that the Governor would contemplate moving from ‘Imole’ where his ‘Al -nur’ remains glowing and head back to dungeon of people who once denied him of a well- deserved opportunity to complete his brother’s term in the senate.
It will be recalled that vacancy had occurred as a result of his beloved brother’s untimely demise while serving as representative of Oṣùn West in the senate.
More importantly, the readmission of the Adeleke family into PDP was then based on a four- prong pact between the state leadership of the party and the surviving patriarch of the family.
It is noteworthy that the first two legs of the pact were timely executed, while the other two are on-going because of their long-term nature.
Incidentally one of them borders on assurance to provide good governance to the people of Oṣùn state and to shun any temptation of ever returning to the APC that had rejected him at his time of need.
The Governor by hitting the group like a whistle blow has shown evidence of strict adherence to all agreement. And to ensure an enabling environment for all- inclusiveness, he has been preaching harmony at all levels in the party.
Fortunately, an official refutation of the planted defection story has been issued and reechoed by the State Acting Chairman, Dr Adekunle.
I am therefore allaying PDP members’ fears and I appeal to party supporters and members to come out in large numbers on Saturday March 11 to replicate the landslide victory recorded on February 25 2023 . We won all the reps and senate seats and we will also win all the House of Assembly seats’ he said.
Chief Oyedokun, who was the Secretary to old Oyo state Government under Dr Omololu Olunloyo , later served as National Deputy Chairman (South) of the PDP during President Olusegun Obasanjo administration.
An indigene of Inisha, Odo-Otin local government, Osun state, he also served as Chairman of the Michael Imodu National Institute for Labour Studies, (MINILS), Ilorin during the Goodluck Jonathan administration- Team@orientactualmags.com
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