₦airaland Forum

The Speaker of the Osun State House of Assembly, Hon. Adewale Egbedun, along with some lawmakers and their aides, on Tuesday stormed the venue of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship primary to confront officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and party members.

Egbedun, accompanied by his deputy, Hon. Akinyode Oyewusi, and other lawmakers, arrived at Adolak Event Centre shortly after the primary winner was declared, expressing opposition to the exercise.

A video circulating on social media showed Egbedun pointing at the INEC Public Relations Officer, Mr. Musa Olurode, dressed in a blue native attire, after which one of his aides reportedly attacked the official.

The Deputy Speaker, Oyewusi, intervened, ordering the aides to cease the assault.

The Speaker later entered the hall, angrily declaring that those at the venue had no right to conduct a party primary in Osun State.

Speaking to newsmen, Egbedun warned Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, against using Osun State as a springboard for his presidential ambition.

He said, “I am the Speaker of Osun, I am a leader in my state and in the PDP. We were on the floor of the house when we received calls that some people were here, all the way from Oyo State, to come just to have a vote that we call a drama.”

“I am a leader of PDP and a bona fide member of the Party. I used the PDP ticket to win my election in 2023. So it’s very strange to see videos of people calling themselves PDP members. I could remember that there was a message that there was going to be a Congress. We were waiting for them, and we received another message that the Congress had been postponed.”

He warned, “This is a message to Gov Seyi Makinde, if he is desperate to become President come 2027, he should use another state as a tool, not Osun state. We are bona fide PDP members; we have 25 House of Assembly members, 5 Rep members, and senators.

“For a governor from another state to come to our state to dictate to us, we won’t take that. This is a message to everybody that we won’t take this anymore. They came here to do what I can call a drama, and this will be the end of it.”

He reiterated, “We do not have any notifications whatsoever from any office. I am the Speaker, and a governor from another state will come to dictate to us; we won’t take that. We will have a meeting and decide on what to do.”

trutharena:
I can understand the frustration of the Osun speaker and the lawmakers. With no notification from the appropriate quarters, they have every right to be aggrieved.

ebukal67x:
Egbedun is a joker. The primary has been concluded and winner announced. He should go and hug transformer.

jchioma:
Ma wah! PDP don really hear am! As it stands now, can we say that there’s hope left for them in the coming 2027 elections?

amaridigital:
This time around because it suits your evil agenda, you are supporting the same INEC you always accused of rigging. What INEC is doing now is illegal but very perfect to you right? A sitting Governor and speaker of the house of Assembly weren't aware of primary election which means the delegates are probably from ibadan and iseyin in Oyo State.
You supported every INEC illegality because you think you are doing Tinubu not knowing that the same Tinubu is the one who wrote the brilliant script.
Your eyes go soon clear.

Burob:
Typical Failures will always find a way to drag Tinubu’s name into their nonsense.

fergie001:
He is not telling the truth.
Will they give him separate invitation?
The venue and date had been up there since Nov first week.

However, I don't understand this disdain Makinde has for Adeleke. He worked against him about 4 years ago with Dotun Babayemi, also worked against him in his 2022 election and now doing it again.... Na waoh!

amaridigital:
This time around because it suits your evil agenda, you are supporting the same INEC you always accused of rigging. What INEC is doing now is illegal but very perfect to you right? A sitting Governor and speaker of the house of Assembly weren't aware of primary election which means the delegates are probably from ibadan and iseyin in Oyo State.
You supported every INEC illegality because you think you are doing Tinubu not knowing that the same Tinubu is the one who wrote the brilliant script.
Your eyes go soon clear.

Burob:
That business loan he gave Jackson Adeleke in 2015, The Adeleke’s refused to pay the money back, hence the eternal bad belle.

Moroccoguy:
Military should take over from this foolish people parading themselves as a politician.

ivandrag0n:
@OfficialDSS
@PoliceNG
@NuhuRibadu
This coupist @Moroccoguy is calling for a coup against the elected government of Nigeria. That is TREASON.

The @Mods of Nairaland who allow treasonous behaviour and rhetoric such as this on Nairaland should be brought before the courts of Nigeria too, to stand trial for treasonable felony. That the allow such thing here means they are accessories to treason.

Validated:
Why not call Songo join. Tinubu did more than this in 2013, no dss arrested him

fergie001:
He is not telling the truth.
Will they give him separate invitation?
The venue and date had been up there since Nov first week.

However, I don't understand this disdain Makinde has for Adeleke. He worked against him about 4 years ago with Dotun Babayemi, also worked against him in his 2022 election and now doing it again.... Na waoh!