The Osun State Chapter of Action Peoples Party (APP) has disassociated itself from the rejection of nominees put forward by Governor Ademola Adeleke for the chairmanship of the Osun Independent Electoral Commission (OSIEC).
The rejection was asserted by the Osun State chapter of the Inter Party Advisory Council (IPAC). According to the Council, the nominees of OSIEC violates the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and questioned the credibility of any election conducted under these circumstances in the state.
In its reaction on Friday, however, Osun APP through its state Chairman, Comrade Odesola Oluseye condemned the stand of IPAC.
The party, in furtherance, commended the Adeleke’s government for his vision and commitment to take Osun State to an enviable height among other states of the federation.
Comrade Odesola Oluseye also gave kudos to Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke for nominating Barrister Hashim Abioye as the OSIEC Chairman. He said the choice of Barrister Hashim Abioye as OSIEC chair is divine and it shows the determination of the present administration in Osun State to put a square peg in a square hole.
He also stated that it is only the enemy of Osun state that will see the appointment and the readiness of the present administration to conduct acceptable local government election as against yes or no election from a different view.
“I vividly recollected how Barrister Hashim Abioye single-handedly fought the leadership of the dissolved OSIEC for violating the law which led to voiding the Yes/No Local Government election conducted under the APC under former Governor Oyetola. Therefore, Abioye’s choice by Governor Adeleke is to put the OSSIEC in safe hands with rule of law as the guiding principle”.
Oluseye said that he was not aware of any press conference held by IPAC and therefore distanced himself from it. He also described issues raised in the press conference by IPAC are mere imagination of some unscrupulous elements within the body and it lacks substance.
He stated that Barrister Hashim Abioye is a core professional and a seasoned technocrat who knows his onions without any question mark on his integrity, capacity and competence. He added that Abioye has handled many cases in the past even for some other political parties aside the PDP, in pursuit of Justice and rule of law.
He appealed to other political stakeholders in the state to support the government of Senator Ademola Adeleke because “it is the most citizen friendly in the history of Osun State and it is government that is committed to fulfilling its electoral promises.”
Furthermore, he congratulated Barrister Hashim Abioye on nomination and new appointment while also advising him to be focused on his new job and not allow some ‘town criers’ to distract him from his goal, so as justify the confidence reposed in him by Governor Adeleke.
