Press Statement

September 4, 2022



PDP To Babayemi: Our Party Is Built For Hardworking Democrats, Not Lazy Autocrats



Osun State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party has told former Governorship Aspirant of the party, Prince Dotun Babayemi to look elsewhere to satisfy his corner cutting style of politics rather than expecting the PDP to succumb to dangerous illegality in the guise of political settlement or fence mending arrangements.



The PDP while reacting to interview granted by Dotun Babayemi on the issue of his expulsion from the PDP, stated that PDP as a political party is founded on democratic principles, laws and ethos, and therefore cannot subject it's operations to emotional antics of political nomads like the expelled former member.



The PDP also described the purported unilateral requests alluded to by Babayemi in his interview as not only laughable but dangerous to the fortunes of the party in the coming general elections.



That Babayemi could descend to the abyss of expectations of being gifted with proceeds of a democratic exercise, in which he never participated, shows his inclination for cheap roses in thorny democratic field.



Asking the PDP to relinquish tickets of duly elected candidates of the party to some unknown individuals in the face of the law and the electoral act without any just cause, was not only strange to PDP as democratic organization, is akin to destabilizing the party towards the coming elections.



While peace and democratic culture may be alien to the likes of Prince Babayemi judging by his acrimonious political antecedent, it is however a flamboyant ignorance for anyone to expect the PDP to bend awkwardly to the side of illegality to please his ego or political greed.



For avoidance of doubt, the ward executives of the party who took the lawful decision to remove Babayemi as PDP member in Osun State, are elected officials administering our great party in Otun Balogun ward 2, in Ayedaade local government, are elected officials, empowered on statutory duties, including enforcement of party discipline.



The PDP enjoins teeming party members to remain focused on their support for the Governor-Elect of the State, Senator Ademola Jackson Nurudeen Adeleke as he thrives to channel his energy and apparatus of government for the wellbeing of the masses of Osun State.



Signed:

Dr Akindele Adekunle

Chairman, CTC

Peoples Democratic Party

Osun State Chapter



04/08/2022

fergie001:

No, I don't.

Look for it pls...

#OSUN: DOTUN BABAYEMI'S EXPULSION FROM OSUN PDP: HISTORY, FACTS AND SUBSTANCE OF THE MATTER

The recent news of the expulsion of Omooba Dotun Babayemi (ODB) from the PDP by the party executive of PDP ward 2, Ayedaade LG executives is indeed a welcome development and one decision that has been expected to be taken much earlier.

For those who have not been following, ODB was among the 6 aspirants that purchased the PDP gubernatorial form ahead of the primary, he went through the screening at the PDP National Headquarters alongside others and got the clearance of the party to contest the primary scheduled for the 8th of March, 2022 at the Osogbo township Stadium.



In an interesting turn of events and rather surprising an act by a lawyer, ODB failed to appear at the approved venue for the primary by the NWC with representatives of INEC in attendance as required by the new electoral act.



He however decided to proceed to another venue with the support and backing of some fellow party elders doing his bidding and organize a sit-down with themselves which they later called “a factional primary”.



This was perhaps the greatest mistake any aspirant can make as a foundation for his political ambition and it’s laughable that a lawyer can be caught in such an act that contradicts the law and also run against the principle of internal democracy within the party.



It can be established from the above that; ODB did not contest in the primary election of the Osun PDP, a key criteria in determining the validity of nomination for the main election. This has been established by the rulings of the Federal High court and indeed the Appellate Court on the subject matter.



In a move to ensure peace and cohesion within the party, the leadership of the party at the National and State level has at several times intervene for ODB to reason along the legality of his case not for fear of losing but for the sake of maintaining peace and order within the party.



It is however laughable that rather than discussing the substance of the subject matter, ODB at every opportunity has decided to use his purported case as negotiation tool to armchair the party into unilaterally ceed positions that have been democratically contested and winner emerged to some of his backers who have lost out in subsequent primary election into the legislative arm both at the state and federal level.



I just finished reading his reaction to the news of his expulsion and the only takeaway fact from it is that, the decision of the party not to commit electoral offense by HIJACKING TICKET from valid winners of primary election thereby avoiding future litigation from such people is the SOLE reason Omooba Dotun decided to burn down the house which once shield him from the wilderness.



It is shocking that he made bold to confirm that he demanded for 1 senatorial ticket, 4 HOR tickets and 10 HOA tickets when the crux of the current matter is the validity of the Governorship primary election thereby confirming the insinuation that he is being used by people to cause legal confusion within the party at a time we are warming up to take over the reign of governance in the state.



The substance of his litigation is indeed a pre-election matter and assuming without conceding to the fact that he has a valid case, his refusal to participate in the NWC backed primary has made him impossible to be a direct beneficiary of any rulings/judgement. One need to ask who is OMooba Dotun Babayemi trying to front for?



Reading the statement of his expulsion, it was alleged that ODB has set up parallel party organ at the ward level across the LG which raises serious concern as to his true intention of causing division within the in the party and his refusal to respond to the invitation to respond to the allegations shows that he’s not interested in peace and has no regard for constitutional authority.



This is why the decision of the ward 2, Ayedaade LG’s executives decision to expel him on the basis of anti party is a deserving one and a step in the right direction.



Lastly, I can assure the good people of Osun state and PDP faithfuls that on the basis of the aforementioned, no need to panic as the governor elect emerged from a validly contested primary organized by the NWC of the PDP and duly supervised by INEC as required by the electoral law and any litigation to that effect is at best an exercise of one’s human right which must be respected but one whose outcome cannot jeopardize our collective victory.

Imole Osun is here and will be here forever.
Olalekan S. Badmus (Phoenix) writes from Osogbo, Osun state.

4th September, 2022.

9jahotblog:
It’s an exparte order for a week

The judgement is faulty on all fours:

1. The said Ward EXCO issue was settled last year where the National Convention (highest organ of the Party) okayed the Ward EXCOs.

2. A perverse judgement from Justice Aderibigbe was delivered in March this year (ex-parte) nullifying the ward EXCOs as approved by National Convention.

3. Just before the Primaries, another High Court upheld the ward EXCOs as okayed by the National Convention.

4. An Akure Appeal Court in March, insisted that since no 2 was ex-parte, everything has gone back to the EXCOs as approved by the Convention.

5. The Court is divested from the internal affairs of a political party.

6. No need appealing the judgement, it will 'die' after 7 days.

garfield1:


Look for it pls...

I will try....

fergie001:

The judgement is faulty on all fours:

1. The said Ward EXCO issue was settled last year where the National Convention (highest organ of the Party) okayed the Ward EXCOs.

2. A perverse judgement from Justice Aderibigbe was delivered in March this year (ex-parte) nullifying the ward EXCOs as approved by National Convention.

3. Just before the Primaries, another High Court upheld the ward EXCOs as okayed by the National Convention.

4. An Akure Appeal Court in March, insisted that since no 2 was ex-parte, everything has gone back to the EXCOs as approved by the Convention.

5. The Court is divested from the internal affairs of a political party.

6. No need appealing the judgement, it will 'die' after 7 days.

you are very right sir.

THE ALBATROSS REMAINS FOR THE INFIRM DANCER SINCE HE CANNOT GET RID OF THE CANCEROUS MENACE WITH HIM

This Falola is always high on something. To suspend any person from a political party is non of any court business abi na by force to be PDP? Mumu manThis Falola is always high on something. To suspend any person from a political party is non of any court business abi na by force to be PDP? Mumu man...

Bontafa:
Is PDP still a political party in Nigeria?

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Jostoman:
google is your friend Oga

E touch am

Amuluonyenaego:
Confused old looters in Nigerians politics sphere, our almighty labour party is coming to place all of them where they belong #OBIBATTI

shut your mouth. Do you know the rots in LP that led to Obi emergence as candidate?

Prince111111:
This Falola is always high on something. To suspend any person from a political party is non of any court business abi na by force to be PDP? Mumu man

Are you a Lawyer Sir?