Senator Iyiola Omisore’s faction of the Peoples Democratic Party in Osun State, on Sunday boycotted the election of new executive team that will direct the affairs of the party in the six months.
The team was headed by Mr. Soji Adagunodo. Omisore’s faction of the party headed by its Chairman, Dr. Bayo Faforiji, failed to participate in the congress which they described as an illegality.
According to Faforiji “It is an illegal congress because it is against the constitution of the PDP. You can see that the whole thing was not monitored by INEC. What that means is that the congress is a futile exercise. “
The congress, which was held at the Osogbo Township Stadium, had many chieftains of the party in attendance and it was monitored by the national officers of the party led by Emmanuel Agbor, who is the Chairman of the Electoral Committee.
Some of the notable PDP leaders in the state that attended the congress included a former National Secretary of the PDP, Prof. Wale Oladipo; a former deputy governor, Chief Olusola Obada; a former Minister of Youth Development and Sports, Akinlabi Olasunkanmi; a former National Deputy Chairman, Alhaji Shuaib Oyedokun, and a member of the House of Representatives, Mr. Oluwole Oke.
Also in attendance were a former Secretary to the Osun State Government, Alhaji Fatai Akinbade; Prince Francis Fadahunsi, a former chairman of the party in the state, Alhaji Gani Ola-Oluwa; and a former Speaker of Osun State House of Assembly, Mr. Adejare Bello.
Adagunodo said the door of the opposition party was opened to all who had been making enquiries on how to join the party and work with others to restore the glory of the state.
