Yinka Kolawole in Osogbo
Less than three weeks to the Osun State governorship election, the All Progressives Congress (APC) has lost one of its top chieftains, Colonel Olayiwola Talabi (rtd), who defected with hundreds of his supporters to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

The defection which took place at Ikire also saw the flag bearer of the PDP, Senator Iyiola Omisore, pledging to implement immediate anti- poverty measures if elected governor in the August 9 governorship poll.

Announcing his defection, Talabi told a large crowd at the rally that he quits the APC because of its anti- people policies and the marginalisation of local leaders in favour of Lagos based political actors.

Lamenting the failure of the Aregbesola government to positively touch the lives of the people, Talabi said he could no longer explain to the people the many failures of the government to fulfil its promises to the people of the state to him: "I quit because I am fed up with servitude, with failed promises, with anti- people programmes, and with bad leadership. I am now convinced that Senator Iyiola Omisore is the right man to take the state out of the present mess and rebuild it from the destruction witnessed under the APC governorship."

Meanwhile,the governorship candidate of the PDP, Senator Omisore, lamented the deepening poverty crisis rocking Osun State, wondering why the people should be suffering in the midst of abundance.

Responding to the Lamentations of town people during the rally, the governorship candidate said he empathised with the hard time the people of the state are passing through, attributing the situation to capital flight occasioned by the poor policies of the APC government.

According to Omisore, "the penchant of the APC government to service its Lagos cronies has killed the local economy, impoverish the people and stifled their means of livelihood. We will boost the local economy, enhance the livelihoods of the people and implement anti-poverty programme."

He assured those who decamped into the party that what sent them out of the APC will not happen in the PDP, explaining that a PDP government under his leadership will be people-centred and people-oriented.
http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/apc-chief-talabi-others-defect-to-pdp/184515/

APC on the brink

Osun elections will be keenly contested , no party is sure of victory yet,unlike ekiti where it was obvious from the beginning that fayose would win

aregbe going going ......

osun poll

supporter of APC sinking

Who is colonel talabi? A nonentity

seanet02: Who is colonel talabi? A nonentity

Chai !! Why pained by the Political Exodus 101

texaco1: Osun elections will be keenly contested , no party is sure of victory yet,unlike ekiti where it was obvious from the beginning that fayose would win

berem didnt see that coming...

himkers:

berem didnt see that coming...

she doesn't know anything about nigeria politics , ppl like her only rely on newspaper and nairaland to form their theories and opinions

Bye bye Col. Talabi. Well done Omisore for absorbing a liability. No more comment until after the election.

anti- people policies and the marginalisation of local leaders in favour of Lagos based political actors.

All the people leaving APC has always complained of their anti peoples policy,

endorsed

Hehehehhehehe I never see any AaaaPiiiiCeeee moniker here. Are they on Leave

priscaoge: Hehehehhehehe I never see any AaaaPiiiiCeeee moniker here. Are they on Leave

I guess they are all putting their hands on deck to make sure that apc doesn't lose in osun state. If apc should lose that state,believe me that is the end of that party .

texaco1: Osun elections will be keenly contested , no party is sure of victory yet,unlike ekiti where it was obvious from the beginning that fayose would win

nothing was obvious in ekiti before the election because APC e-rats never allowed people to know what was on ground due to their false propaganda on fayose

Mabaleosi: nothing was obvious in ekiti before the election because APC e-rats never allowed people to know what was on ground due to their false propaganda on fayose

anyone who is a keen observer of nigeria politics will know that pdp was going to win thatt election. Have u taken a closer look at the choice of candidates gej has been supporting?and even taken a closer look at some of his recent ministerial appointees ,one would know that the plan to retake the south west had begun. Osun case will be the decider and if apc lose that election ,that is the end .

It's like the match is now 50/50 oo...let wait and see chai

Decibel: Yinka Kolawole in Osogbo
Less than three weeks to the Osun State governorship election, the All Progressives Congress (APC) has lost one of its top chieftains, Colonel Olayiwola Talabi (rtd), who defected with hundreds of his supporters to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
The defection which took place at Ikire also saw the flag bearer of the PDP, Senator Iyiola Omisore, pledging to implement immediate anti- poverty measures if elected governor in the August 9 governorship poll.
Announcing his defection, Talabi told a large crowd at the rally that he quits the APC because of its anti- people policies and the marginalisation of local leaders in favour of Lagos based political actors.
Lamenting the failure of the Aregbesola government to positively touch the lives of the people, Talabi said he could no longer explain to the people the many failures of the government to fulfil its promises to the people of the state to him: "I quit because I am fed up with servitude, with failed promises, with anti- people programmes, and with bad leadership. I am now convinced that Senator Iyiola Omisore is the right man to take the state out of the present mess and rebuild it from the destruction witnessed under the APC governorship."
Meanwhile,the governorship candidate of the PDP, Senator Omisore, lamented the deepening poverty crisis rocking Osun State, wondering why the people should be suffering in the midst of abundance.
Responding to the Lamentations of town people during the rally, the governorship candidate said he empathised with the hard time the people of the state are passing through, attributing the situation to capital flight occasioned by the poor policies of the APC government.
According to Omisore, "the penchant of the APC government to service its Lagos cronies has killed the local economy, impoverish the people and stifled their means of livelihood. We will boost the local economy, enhance the livelihoods of the people and implement anti-poverty programme."
He assured those who decamped into the party that what sent them out of the APC will not happen in the PDP, explaining that a PDP government under his leadership will be people-centred and people-oriented.
http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/apc-chief-talabi-others-defect-to-pdp/184515/

It is Colonel Olayiwola Falabi and not talabi. We are from thesame town and I'm right here to make what seems ambiguous to you very clear now.

Colonel Layi Falabi is the immediate younger brother to the Akire of Ikire, he retired from the military just few years ago and PDP was the 1st party he joined when he retired. He nursed the senatorial ambition and was not given and that's why he left PDP when Aregbesola was restored as Osun state Governor and now he is going back to his vomit.

Colonel Layi Falabi has no supporters in Ikire as far as Election is concerned, he joined the PDP alone and with no supporters. You can quote me wrong by posting pictures from the campaign. PDP is a dead party in Ikire, irewole local Government and the twin town Apomu, isokan local government.

Colonel Layi Falabi cannot win his polling boot for PDP let alone of the whole town.

Neyoor:


It is Colonel Olayiwola Falabi and not talabi. We are from thesame town and I'm right here to make what seems ambiguous to you very clear now.

Colonel Layi Falabi is the immediate younger brother to the Akire of Ikire, he retired from the military just few years ago and PDP was the 1st party he joined when he retired. He nursed the senatorial ambition and was not given and that's why he left PDP when Aregbesola was restored as Osun state Governor and now he is going back to his vomit.

Colonel Layi Falabi has no supporters in Ikire as far as Election is concerned, he joined the PDP alone and with no supporters. You can quote me wrong by posting pictures from the campaign. PDP is a dead party in Ikire, irewole local Government and the twin town Apomu, isokan local government.

Colonel Layi Falabi cannot win his polling boot for PDP let alone of the whole town.

Thanks for the correction
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You all are very, very stupid! Col. Falabi is one of the finest and most successful Colonels Osun State and Nigeria has produced. So you all APC people should stop hating on him because he left APC for PDP.

queenshade:
You all are very, very stupid! Col. Falabi is one of the finest and most successful Colonels Osun State and Nigeria has produced. So you all APC people should stop hating on him because he left APC for PDP.

And what has his defection caused him? Shame... PDP loose woefully in Osun state and also in Ikire his home town hahhahaa

He doesn't own PDP. People are free to to leave any party and the party that wins today can lose tomorrow. No party is a winner forever. All those screaming success of APC what have they really gained since the success? Nothing. The fact that you are still replying and talking about him shows how bitter you are and how relevant he is.