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My Removal As National Secretary Destroys PDP - Oyinlola by popesam1(m): 8:28am On Aug 27, 2016 |
Two years after he dumped the
Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP) for the All
Progressives Congress (APC), former
governor of Osun State, Prince
Olagunsoye Oyinlola has said his
removal from the PDP led to its
downfall from power.
The former governor disclosed this
while answering,questions on an
Osogbo based radio station, Rave FM
programme named Frank Talk, on
Friday to mark the 25th anniversary
of the creation of the state.
He lamented that he was left alone
by the PDP members in Osun state
during his trial and travail in the
party.
Oyinlola said: “As a leader, I
advised Iyiola Omisore to shelve the
ambition of running for
governorship,
because I believe he has an
albatross
on his neck that would not allow us
to scale through.
“But Omisore ignored my advice, went
ahead to contest and got the result
he deserved.
“Later he came to meet me in Abuja
that he would love to contest. That
was what caused the whole mess.
Omisore became uncomfortable and
when
he realized that my position as the
secretary of the party might disturb
his ambition,Omisore pitched his
tent
with Goodluck Jonathan and worked
for
my removal.
“Many prominent people, including
former President Olusegun Obasanjo,
Senate President David Mark and
others pleaded on my behalf but the
president refused. That was what led
to the formation of new PDP.
“Where were Osun PDP members when I
was being ridiculed as a member of
the National Executive Committee
of the PDP, being asked to appear
before disciplinary committee and
illegal disciplinary committee in
Osun State? Where were they? They
were all laughing and mocking me.
“They were conducting the affairs of
the party in the state without
reference to Oyinlola because they
felt Oyinlola was of no electoral
value. It was until when they
wanted
to start campaign that they came to
meet me, after my suspension as the
party’s national secretary has been
enacted.
“They came to me because there was
nothing for them to campaign with.
What did Omisore do as senator? It
is the worse era that PDP had in
Osun, that is the truth.
“Where were these people that say I
should not decamp when all these
things were happening?
“When the entire national working
committee of the APC visited me in
Okuku and pleaded with me to join
the new movement, the PDP people
were there doing nothing. They were
so sure that with the dollar money
and other things, they would get
things in their favour. They have
forgotten that the law will not
allow anybody to do anything funny.
“It is my own personal conviction to
join politics and decamp to the APC.
Those who believe in me followed me
to the APC. It is my personal
decision to be a politician and when
I see that issues are not going to
favour me and the people I
represent, I took a good decision.
“It is not about how many of them
approached me when I was removed as
PDP national secretary illegally,
not
even a protest came from Osun
State.
None! Oyinlola was left alone in
the
battle. I went to court of appeal
and even to the President, nothing
changed.
“Let me remind our people that it
was the removal of Oyinlola as
secretary that led to the movement
of those PDP governors that left th
party for the APC. I warned them-
the
PDP! I made a press statement on
the
13th of November 2013 where I told
them pointedly that if I don’t
return as secretary of the party,
the PDP would stop being a ruling
party.
“And I said the party would tear
from top to bottom. God is answering
the prayer now. After I made that
statement, the next thing I heard
from Chief Babatope was that
Oyinlola was playing God. I told
them that I was not playing God;
that they are the ones that have
cheated the son of God and he will
fight for me. God is doing that
happily.
“When I was moving to APC, I told
my
followers that I am not moving
because of political appointment.
God
has been so good to me in my life.
If you look at my life from
beginning, who would have thought
that an orphan at 9 years of age
would grow up to become what the
Lord has made me to be.
“I am contented with what I am at
any given time. As of today, I have
no children in school that am paying
for. When I was offered the position
of House of Assembly after joining
APC, I made sure I gave it to those
we met in the party, because I
don’t
want my first benefit in the party
to be found in my pocket.
“I have been governor for 10 years
in Nigeria. If not for gluttonous
attitude, a cow’s head is enough to
take cassava flour. How many people
in Nigeria have the grace of God to
have governed two states? Whether
you
like it or not, I was a governor in
Lagos and Osun States. To God be
the
glory
“My wish and prayer is that the
good
Lord will continue to prosper us an
allow us to achieve the dreams of
our forefather who founded the state http://www.naijapopular.com/2016/08/my-removal-as-national-secretary.html?m=1 CC: lalasticlala, Mynd44 1 Like
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Re: My Removal As National Secretary Destroys PDP - Oyinlola by madridguy(m): 8:33am On Aug 27, 2016 |
PDP: Home of murderers, looters, rogues, ritualist, and rapists. Never again will PDP rule Nigeria. |
Re: My Removal As National Secretary Destroys PDP - Oyinlola by importexpert(m): 8:34am On Aug 27, 2016 |
bro na you sabi. all i know is that you are gone for good 1 Like |
Re: My Removal As National Secretary Destroys PDP - Oyinlola by Tolexander: 8:41am On Aug 27, 2016 |
“Let me remind our people that it was the removal of Oyinlola as secretary that led to the movement of those PDP governors that left th party for the APC. I warned them- the PDP! I made a press statement on the 13th of November 2013 where I told them pointedly that if I don’t return as secretary of the party, the PDP would stop being a ruling party. “And I said the party would tear from top to bottom. God is answering the prayer nowProphet TB Oyinlola. Your exit didn't tear PDP apart. You decamped base on calculated attempts and directed by Olusegun Obasanjo. |
Re: My Removal As National Secretary Destroys PDP - Oyinlola by SamuelAnyawu(m): 8:47am On Aug 27, 2016 |
madridguy: And APC with the likes of 1) Ndume (Bokoharam sponsor) 2) Tinubu head of logos touts 1 Like |
Re: My Removal As National Secretary Destroys PDP - Oyinlola by Nobody: 8:48am On Aug 27, 2016 |
Oyinlola was not a good administrator, he left his own state in ruins after his 8 inglorious years of reign in Osun. No matter what you say, however sensible, you still remain that typical Nigerian politician that's more interested in power than governance. That said, PDP actually made a lot of mistakes in the build up towards 2015 general elections. Most of the veterans were left in the cold, the political amateurs and political vegetables were in the center stage. You pushed aside all the stakeholders with electoral relevance only to embrace crooks with zero or little political influence. PDP lost their formation when Obj opted out 1 Like |
Re: My Removal As National Secretary Destroys PDP - Oyinlola by madridguy(m): 8:51am On Aug 27, 2016 |
Let me help you again sir. GEJ : CHIEF FINANCIER/COORDINATOR OF THE FIRST BOMB BLAST IN NIGERIA. METUH: CHIEF YAM EATER SamuelAnyawu: |
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