The Osun state chapter of the All Progressives Congress has accused the Peoples Democratic Party and its governorship candidate, Iyiola Omisore, of sponsoring a planned mass rally by aggrieved workers slated for Tuesday in Osogbo, the state capital, warning that the rally could result in the breach of the peace.

The party’s Director of Media and Strategy, Kunle Ayatomi, said on Monday in a statement that the party was aware of plans by a group of profiteers sponsored by Mr. Omisore and his party to unleash violence on the state using the issue of workers’ salaries as camouflage.

He said, “Specifically we must alert the whole world to a threat issued by Omisore on June 14 this year at the secretariat of the PDP in Osogbo where he promised members of his party that he was prepared to make this state ungovernable for Governor Rauf Aregesola.

“We are therefore certain that the whole crisis being orchestrated in the state is to criminally seek to get what the entire people of Osun had denied him through a democratic process on August 9, 2014. This was his resolution after the Supreme Court decision which finally sealed his ambition through a pronouncement on May 27, this year.

“We are using this medium to inform members of the public and the media to be wary of activities of this set of opportunists who are the real profiteers behind the undeserved focus on Osun among the more than 20 states that are currently facing salary challenges.”

But the PDP has refuted the allegations, saying the mass rally was strictly an affair of the workers.

The party’s Director of Publicity, Diran Odeyemi, told PREMIUM TIMES on the phone on Monday that the party was a responsible opposition that would not encourage any breach of the peace.

“As I speak to you right now, Omisore is not in Ife and not in Osun State right now, he is in Abuja. After the Supreme Court verdict, he prayed for Aregbesola to succeed.

“We are a responsible opposition party. We do not want crisis. We want peaceful resolution of the crisis.
“We have stopped issuing statements in the last one week, because the workers themselves have taken over the struggle. They have a right to protest and we cannot stop them,” Mr. Odeyemi said.

However,the Chairman of the Osun State branch of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Jacob Adekomi, has denied that the congress was organising any rally to press for the payment of their salaries.

“We are not organizing a protest because we are negotiating with the state government right now.
“We have no reason to embark on a protest because we are already on strike and government is forthcoming on our demands,” he said. http://www.premiumtimesng.com/regional/ssouth-west/186211-osun-workers-rally-apc-fingers-pdp-omisore.html

It shows that omisore and his group is heating d polity all this while. they can't succeed oooooooo aregbe will complete his second term

omisore should first bring back our bola ige before causing chaos in osun state.

Not only finger,BJ nko?
APC always blaming others for their woes.

what sef?

Before nko? Not expecting Omisore and the PDP as the opposition to beat the salary issue to death would be naive. Omisore has been gunning for Aregbe's seat since '99, and the Supreme court recently ruled against his petition at the tribunal but the guy wan become governor by force by fire. Lol

Sorry but that was a weak "rally" Omisore must be really not liked for him not to be even able to get a real crowd to come out considering the circumstances. Weak attempt by PDP Osun

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YoruBanger:
Before nko? Not expecting Omisore and the PDP as the opposition to beat the salary issue to death would be naive. Omisore has been gunning for Aregbe's seat since '99, and the Supreme court recently ruled against his petition at the tribunal but the guy wan become governor by force by fire. Lol

omisore should forget it he would not be giving any chance in 2018 cos' we know him as murderer

Never knew APC were fans of ańal. They should finger him thoroughly.

Fhemmmy:


If you were him, wont you do same, and especially when you see that the governor hasn't paid his workers for almost half a year.

Chill bro, we are both saying the same thing in that regard. Reread the first two sentences of that post again and you'll notice that.

Johnnyessence:
omisore should forget it he would not be giving any chance in 2018 cos' we know him as murderer

Well, IMO, the only way the APC can prevent that is if they pick the next Governorship candidate from Omisore's Ife base, that way they can neutralize him coz he seems to have Ife on lockdown.

Apc fingers Pdp

Same way Amaech was reported to have fingerd Patience Jonathan ...

Sick!

Maxymilliano:
Apc fingers Pdp
Same way Amaech was reported to have fingerd Patience Jonathan ...

doublewisdom:
Not only finger,BJ nko?
APC always blaming others for their woes.

cold:
Never knew APC were fans of ańal. They should finger him thoroughly.