OSUN PDP LEADERSHIP TUSSLE: Obokun /Oriade party leaders condmn Bisi’s appointment, threaten to support Adagunodo legal redress

The leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ijesa North Federal Constituency that comprises of Obokun and Oriade Local Government areas of Osun State has condemned the illegal removal of the former Chairman of the party in the State, Hon. Soji Adagunodo, saying “it was a breach of constitution of the party.”

The Ijesa North Leaders of the party according to a release signed by the party chairmen in Obokun, Prince Adelani Owoeye and Oriade, Prince Samuel Adeloye said, “we don’t against the appointment of Hon. Sunday Bisi as the Acting Chairman of the party, he is our friend, but the process that brought him to power is an abuse of constitution of PDP.

” What the constitution says is that whenever there is a vacant seat in the party, it should be filled by another candidate from the same area.”

They stressed that this is clear in the PDP Constitution , Section 47, subsection 6 :
” Where a vacancy occurs in any of the offices of the Party, the Executive
Committee at the appropriate level shall appoint another person from
the area or zone where the officer originated from, pending the conduct
of election to fill the vacancy.

They claimed that “the Constitution of our party enumerates vividly the various organs and levels of organisation both in the party and in Nigeria, we have Wards, Local Government Areas, Senatorial Districts, States, Zones, (6 Geo – Political zones of Nigeria).

” There is no provision for IJESA ZONE, in either PDP or Nigeria Constitution. Even with Nigerian Constitution, we have Local Governments, Federal constituencies, Senatorial districts, States, Geopolitical Zones, there is no constitutional arrangements that necessitated the shifting of goal posts that led to the appointment of the new Acting Chairman.

They claimed that they have many examples of such replacements in the recent times in Ede North, Ejigbo, Olorunda, Atakumosa West Local Governments, where such vacancies occurred and replaced from the same and actual Local Governments, but not via the local governments
The leaders lamented the flagrant abuse of this aspect of the constitution, saying “this was done to spite the Ijesa North and particularly, Obokun Local Government area of Osun State.

“While we believe in the supremacy of the party, such supremacy must operate within the ambits of the law”, they enthused.
The leaders resolved that they would support any legal action taking by their son, Adagunodo to challenge the injustice meted to him by the party.

“We shall support our son on any course of action he takes to seek redress of the injustice done to him, hence an injury to one is an injury to all. Hon Sunday Bisi is not our enemy, we only against the unlawful process that brought him in as chairman. If he is interested in the seat, let him wait till 2022 and vie for the seat. ”

The Obokun and Oriade PDP leaders however expressed their heart felt appreciation to those who who stood by them in the initial reinstatement of Hon. Adagunodo as chairman and their unflinching support for the truth. The release reads “we appreciate our fellow compatriots of Ilesa Federal constituency of Atakumosa East, West, Ilesa East and West who stood by the truth while we were demanding for reinstatement of Hon. Adagunodo and the necessitated option of replacement, your remarkable efforts will go down in history.

We equally appreciate some members of the State Executive committee, Board of Trustees (BOT) members, and all the forthright leaders of Osun PDP like Governor Olagunsoye Oyinlola and many others for their doggedness on the side of the truth, history will absolve all of you,
PDP is our party, we will not be frustrated out as we await the justice if not from human being ,then from God Almighty”, they submitted.