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Osun LG Crisis: I Left PDP Because You Don’t Listen To Advice – Embittered Lawmaker Oke Tells Adeleke

ByOlamilekan Adigun

PublishedJune 19, 2025

Asks Governor To Stop Blackmailing President Tinubu

The lawmaker representing Obokun/Oriade Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon. Oluwole Oke, has cautioned Governor Ademola Adeleke against blackmailing President Bola Tinubu over the local government crisis rocking Osun State.

Oke, who recently defected from the Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressives Congress, in an open letter to Governor Adeleke, noted that the state government was the one inflicting pains on beneficiaries of local government administration in Osun State by not doing the right thing.

The lawmaker said one of the reasons he left the PDP was because the Governor does not listen to advice, adding that those working with the governor do not mean well for him.

“I spoke to you and advised you on what to do on the Court of Appeal judgement reinstating elected APC Council Chairmen, Vice Chairmen, and Councillors, but you ignored me.

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“Only an illiterate lawyer will advise you contrary to what the Court of Appeal ruled, that PDP/Ossiec approached a wrong court. What else do you need to hear sir,” the letter asked.

“The window for you to ask for a stay of execution and appeal at the Supreme Court has unfortunately closed perpetually, and APC will not help you by going to the Supreme Court on the App case.

“What is left for you to do now is to direct the local government civil servants, NULGE, to go back to work, embrace the APC elected officials, work together until their tenure ends. OSSIEC should issue a notice of a fresh election so that in the next 180 days, we shall have another election to elect new local government officials, and that is if APC elected officials are not asking for completion of their 3 years Mandate. In the alternative, they can be paid their emoluments for the 3 years.

“Mr Governor, please bear in mind that both APC and PDP Members are all citizens of Osun States, and you owe us a duty of care.

“All the PDP chairmanship aspirants, their vice, and councillors spent a fortune to participate in the ill-fated election. Some borrowed owo isobo (so ogun di ogoji ) sold their properties and are now suffering hopelessly. It’s my prayer that they will survive. The Governor can add them to the list of his SAs or SSAs,” the letter added.

Olamilekan Adigun

Olamilekan Adigun is a graduate of Mass Communication with years of experience in journalism embedded in uncovering human interest stories. He also prioritises accuracy and factual reportage of issues.