Osun PDP suspends Oyinlola’s loyalists

The Osun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party has suspended a former chairman of the party, Alhaji Ademola Rasaq and some of its leaders in the state for allegedly defying the order not to attend the meeting called by ex-Governor Olagunsoye Oyinlola.

The suspension was contained in a statement  in Osogbo on Monday by the state chairman of the PDP, Alhaji Ganiyu Olaoluwa.

The party had last Thursday threatened to sanction any member who attended any meeting called by Oyinlola or any member of the new faction of the PDP.

However, thousands of PDP members defied the directive and trooped out to Odo Otin Grammar School on Sunday to attend a meeting called by Oyinlola, who is the national secretary of the new PDP.

The party also gave three out of the four governorship aspirants in the state a 24-hour ultimatum to denounce the statement credited to Rasaq that they (three governorship aspirants) were together with Oyinlola.

The governorship aspirants concerned are, Alhaji Fatai Akinbade, Oluwole Oke and Olasunkanmi Akinlabi.

The statement read in part, “Osun State chapter of the PDP has  announced the  suspension of some of its members for romancing and attending a meeting of the so called new PDP. The party has also given three out of its four aspirants 24 hours to dissociate themselves from a statement credited to the former chairman of the party, Alhaji  Ademola Rasaq who said three of the four aspirants Fatai Akinbade,O luwole Oke and Olasunkanmi Akinlabi are in the so called new PDP.

“This is coming on the heels of the warning of the National Chairman of the party, Alhaji Bamangar Tukur and the resolution of a general congress of the Osun PDP where it was unanimously agreed that no member of the party in the state should attend any meeting called by the so called new PDP, either by Prince Oyinlola or his proxy as disobedience to this directive will attract strict disciplinary measures

“Those suspended are Alhaji Ademola Rasaq, former chairman PDP; Mr. Yinka  Adeojo, a member of a federal board; Mr. Soji Adagunodo Oluwatukesi, member of a federal board; Alhaji Rasaq Oyetunji, a former chief driver to Oyinlola, Mr. Ibukun Fadipe;  Alhaji  Akomola Ayedaade; Teslim Igbalaiye, member federal board; Dapo Ayodele Boluwaduro and Princess Bowade Oyewale Afolabi, member Sure-P Board in Osun State.

“Also suspended are three wards chairmen in  Ayedaade Local Government Ward  5, 6, 8 and were advised not to parade themselves as ward chairmen; they should hand over to the vice chairmen of the wards