Osun PDP factional governorship candidate, Babayemi, lambasts removed Caretaker Chair

Omooba Dotun Babayemi Campaign Organization has lampooned one Dr Adekunle Akindele, who is parading himself as the Chairman, Caretaker Committee of the Osun State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for disparaging the party gubernatorial candidate, Omooba Dotun Babayemi.

Akindele had during a live phone-in programme tagged: ‘Politics’ hosted by Fresh FM radio station, Osogbo, on Friday, described Babayemi as an impostor for insisting on his mandate.

However, reacting to the development, Kayode Oladeji, the Director of the Campaign Organization, in a statement, frowned at the reckless use of words by someone who claimed to be neutral in the misunderstanding within the party.

The statement described Akindele, who it described as the “self-acclaimed Chairman” of the state Caretaker Committee of the party as the real impostor.

“Ordinarily, we would not have dignified him with any response but for the need to clear some lines. Between Babayemi who is exploring legal means to set records straight in Osun PDP and Akindele who is parading himself as Chairman of Caretaker Committee against the resolution of the National Working Committee of the party, who is an impostor? the organization demanded.

“At the 550th meeting of the National Working Committee (NWC) of Wednesday, April 13, 2022, Dr Adekunle Akindele and Otunba Femi Carena who had hitherto been named as the Chairman and Secretary respectively of the Osun State PDP Caretaker Committee, were removed.”

The PDP in its resolve to put in place a more acceptable and respectable committee, set up a four-man NWC members to shop for new Caretaker Committee members for Osun PDP.

Those saddled with the responsibility include the National Secretary, Senator Samuel Anyanwu, National Vice Chairman (Southeast), Dr Ali Odefa, National Vice Chairman (Northwest), Dr Aminu Abdulahi and National Financial Secretary. Hon Danel Woyengikuro

The four-man committee was mandated to submit the names of those that would replace Adekunle Akindele’s committee for the NWC approval at its next meeting slated for Wednesday, 20th, 2022.

“So who’s now the impostor? Why is Adekunle Akindele and his co-travellers in haste to further unsettle the already troubled waters of our party; to appeal to whose bidding?

The campaign outfit feared that the utterances and activities of the supposed Caretaker Committee Chairman would further polarize and weaken the base of the party if not sanctioned by the national leadership of the party

It decried the fact that the man and his sponsors were clearly on a mission to further throw spanners into the progress being made in the party, warning that unwanted manoeuvering by some self-styled leaders of the party could be counterproductive unless urgently redressed.

In the interim, the campaign organization has urged the party members to remain calm as the party would be victorious at the end; stressing, “Our current challenges will be our stepping stones to victory. Let’s just remain calm and be law-abiding.”