Osun: Adeleke Reconstitutes Campaign Council to Accommodate APC Defectors

*Group decries  alleged police collusion with APC, Oke over assassination claims

Yinka Kolawole in Osogbo 

The Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has approved the reconstituting of The Imole Campaign Council (TICC) to accommodate some prominent leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who recently defected to the Accord in the state.

A statement by the Media and Publicity Committee of The Imole Campaign council, signed by its Chairman, Bamidele Salam, weekend, stated that the reconstituting was to ensure that the APC leaders, who just joined Accord played a significant role in the electioneering campaign and victory of the Accord in the August 15th governorship poll.

According to the statement, Hon Folorunsho Bamisayemi, Hon Ismaila Kolawole, Dr. Tunde Alarape, Hon Tona Famadewa, Barr. Sunday Ojo Williams, Barr. Ayo Afilaka, Hon Lekan Oyediran, Hon Aleem Bakare, Alh Mutiu Omotayo, Hon. Semiu Afolabi and Hon Taiwo Akeju were to join the apex body of the Imole campaign council.

Other party leaders have been approved to serve in various capacities within the campaign council. 

The approval names were Alhaji Jamiu Olawumi as  Director of Strategic communications; Dr Desmond Ojumu, member, Medical Committee; Hon Ayila Ayinde, member, Contact and Mobilisation committee; Hon. Adesakin, member, Contact and mobilisation committee.

Others were Hon Lateef Awogbade, member Reconciliation committee; Hon Azeez Musbau, member, Contact and mobilisation committee; Hon Ojuade Bukola, member, Research, Planning and Strategy; Hon Okiki, member, Interparty Relations and Hon. Adesiji Adefarakan, member, Electoral Matters committee.

The council in the statement also announced creation of a new committee named Election Surveillance and Voter Education Committee, to be chaired by a former Commissioner for Youth in the state, Hon Yemi Lawal, from Isokan Local Government.

Members of the committee were Hon Oyewole Rafiu Abayomi, Hon Olawuni Felix Olugbenga, Hon Adeyeye, Hon Amos Akindiya, Hon. Jelili Danku, Barr Akintayo Jimoh, Hon Oyelakin and Hon. Ajibola Dada.

The Director-General of the Imole Campaign Council, Akogun Senator Lere Oyewumi has congratulated the new members of the Council and looked forward to benefiting from their enormous wealth of experience towards the success of the party in the forthcoming governorship election

Meanwhile, the  Imole Campaign Council, has accused the Osun State Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Gotan, of alleged collaboration with the Director-General of the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship campaign, Wole Oke, to mislead the public over an alleged assassination plot.

Addressing journalists, yesterday, the spokesperson for the Imole Campaign Council, Pelumi Olajengbesi, described the alleged collaboration as “dangerous and unprofessional”. 

He claimed it was aimed at creating false narratives capable of disrupting the peace in the state ahead of the governorship election.

Olajengbesi’s remarks followed the release of a video showing confessions by suspects arrested in connection with an alleged plot involving Wole Oke.

In the video, one of the suspects being paraded by the police said he and some others were invited to the event to provide “security cover” for Oke.

Reacting to the revelation, Olajengbesi accused the police of misinforming the public that the suspects confessed to plotting to assassinate Wole Oke, stating that the video proved otherwise.

“The public deserves the truth. Rather than colluding with political actors, the police should allow a thorough and transparent investigation to determine what truly happened,” he said.