The national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has in a strongly worded letter warned Mr Wale Ojo to henceforth desist from parading himself as the Osun state chairman of the party.
In a letter dated February 18th following a meeting of the party’s National Working Committee and copied several security agencies and the electoral commission, the National Legal Adviser, A.K. Ajibade SAN, expressely warned Mr Ojo “that you desist from parading yourself as the Acting State Chairman
“Any further form of portraying in that regard will leave the party with no other option than to recommend that a disciplinary measure be taken against you in line with Section 58 and 59 of the Constitution of the party”, the party warned.
Mr Ojo had written the party and the electoral commission , claiming to be the Acting Chairman of the party. The National Legal Adviser in his letter however referred the party Chief to relevant sections of the party constitution , adding “we state for record purposes that you are not the chairman of the party in Osun state”
The full letter reads as follows:
“We are in receipt of your letter dated 16th February, 2022 wherein you brought to the attention of the party, the decision of Hon. Justice AA. Aderibigbe of the High Court No. 2, Ile-lfe Judicial Division delivered on the 16th February, 2022 where the Court granted an interim Order in favour of Hon. Soji Adagunodo. That the Court having recognized Hon. Soji Adagunodo’s faction of the party in Osun State, you are now the recognized Acting chairman of the party in Osun State. Surprisingly, Hon. Soji Adagunodo is presently the National Vice Chairman SouthWest.
“First, we would like to state for the records that there is no faction of the party in Osun State. The party in Osun State is in fact one and indivisible under the leadership of Hon. Sunday Bisi.
“Contrary to your misconceived view that you have willfully circulated in both the print and on-line medias, we state for record purposes that you are not the chairman of the party in Osun state. The provisions of Section 47 (6) of the Constitution of the PDP 2017 (As Amended) is clear and unambiguous, as it provides as follows:
“Where a vacancy occurs in any of the offices of the party, the Executive Committee at the appropriate level shall appoint another person from the area or zone where the officer originated from to serve out the tenure of the officer”.
“You are to be guided by the above provision and not erroneously rely on Sections 45(2) and (4) of the PDP Constitution 2017 (As Amended). Also, the National Working Committee of the party at its meeting of 16th February, 2022 has approved the appointment of Hon. Sunday Bisi as the Acting Chairman of the party in Osun State as earlier confirmed by the immediate past National Working Committee (NWC) of the party.
“We shall advise that you desist from parading yourself as the Acting State Chairman of the Party in Osun State as any further form of portraying in that regard will leave the party with no other option than to recommend that a disciplinary measure be taken against you in line with Section 58 and 59 of the Constitution of the party”, the letter concluded.
Those copied in the letter include Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission; Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Osun State; Commissioner of Police, Osun State; Director General, State Security Service (SSS), Osun State; Commander Civil Defence Corp; and Mr. Sunday Bisi, Acting Chairman, PDP, Osun State
