Ahead
of the August 9 governorship election in Osun State, the crisis rocking
the state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) seems far from
over as six chieftains have been expelled from the party.
A statement by the party’s Publicity Secretary, Bola Ajao yesterday,
listed the affected party members as the Deputy Chairman of the party,
Bashiru Salaam, former Secretary, Mr. Yinka Adeojo, Secretary, Maj.
Raphel Towobola (rtd.), Alhaji Teslim Igbalaye, Alhaji Rasaq Oyetunji
and Rasaq Oyelami.
The PDP said the decision to expel the chieftains over alleged
anti-party activities was taken at the State Working Committee meeting
of the party.
However, one of the affected chieftains, Towobola, described his expulsion as “the joke of the year which cannot stand”.
He said the purported expulsion was carried out because on March 10,
he challenged his suspension from the party at the national secretariat
in Abuja, adding that his protest letter was yet to be investigated.
The state PDP scribe added that the expulsion was a grand design by
the state Chairman of PDP, Alhaji Ganiyu Olaoluwa, to take over his
office. He declared that all those allegedly expelled along with him
have written to the party of their intention to dump the party.
Towobola, who claimed that he is educated and sophisticated enough to
allow his name to be soiled, said he would challenge his expulsion even
as he maintaining that he was the secretary and a bonafide member of
the party.
In his own reaction to the development, Igbalaye, who was chairman of
Osogbo Local Government and ALGON chairman during the administration of
Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola, said he was expelled because of his
allegiance to the former governor.
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