Oyetola, Followers Commissioned To Bury APC – Salinsile

Ismaeel Uthman

The former State Secretary of the APC in Osun State, Alhaji Rasak Salinsile has described his expulsion as a joke and content meant for social media, stating that the party did not at anytime accuse him of any wrongdoing.

Salinsile said the action of the APC shows how disorganised the leadership of the party is, wondering why it will act in flagrant disobedient to the constitution.

Speaking with OSUN DEFENDER yesterday, Salinsile said the unending mismanagement of the party is a reflection of the fact that former governor Adegboyega Oyetola and his followers have been commissioned to bury the party.

The former Secretary of the APC maintained that the current scenario is a case of tenant chasing away landlord from his house, describing the managers of the party as politically naïve.

He said: “I don’t know what they (APC) based their judgement on; coming from the fact that even before the gubernatorial election in 2022, they said we were not part of them; they didn’t want to have anything to do with us and they held strictly to that. They declared some of us persona nongranta.

“All our attempt and efforts to bring unity and sanity into the party were rebuffed by the so called Ilerioluwa group. How come you expelled us from the party you had earlier said we did not belong to? You said we are not members of your party and you are now claiming that you are expelling us for anti-party. Which party?

“Let us assume without conceding that as members of the party, we committed an offence, the constitution of the party is very clear on how disciplinary measure should be taken. Article 21A and B of the party’s constitution clearly stated how you can discipline party members for various offences.

“I don’t know for any other person, but I was never invited for questioning. All I saw was my reported expulsion from the party on the social media. The said leadership of the APC didn’t follow due process in taking action against us; if at all we have committed any offence.

“However, this is a pointer to the fact that the party is disorganized and Oyetola and his followers are commissioned to bury the APC.

“The party Chairman does not know anything about party administration; he is naive when it comes to party administration and party politics. Otherwise, no responsible and reasonable party chairman would descend so low to put his signature to that kind of rubbish called expulsion.”

Speaking on the APC members who were appointed into local government caretaker committees, Salinsile said the party goofed by expelling members because of accepting political appointment under a PDP government.

He said: “PDP offered me appointment, I declined it. Even if I accepted it, I don’t think there is anything wrong about it. This will not be the first of its kind. Chief Ajibola Ige of blessed memory served in Obasanjo’s PDP government as a minister. Did that make him a less leader in the progressive? Did anybody condemned him, did anybody attempt to send him away from the party?

‘During the Abacha junta, Late Alhaji Lateef Jakande, Late Chief Olu Onagoruwa and our referred leader, Ebenezer Babatope all served in that government. That was even an anti-democracy era. It didn’t make them lesser leader.

“I don’t know what is wrong with these people in APC. It is like they have been commissioned to ruin APC totally in Osun.

“I don’t see where a tenant gives a landlord quit notice. Starting from Isiaka Oyetola, down to his cohorts, they’re tenants in the progressive family. I came to know Oyetola when he was appointed Chief of Staff. I never knew him until then. For him now to lead some people that didn’t know how we started the building of the party to say they are expelling us from the party is very shameful.”

Salinsile said he was going to challenge his expulsion with due process.