PDP roasts Osun speaker over comment
The Peoples Democratic Party in Osun State has taken a swipe at the speaker of the state house of assembly, Hon. Timothy Owoeye for saying that ex-governor Gboyega Oyetola would return to office.
Owoeye is reported to have made the comment at the inauguration of the state’s chapter of the Tinubu/Shettima Presidential Campaign Council in Osogbo on Thursday.
He reportedly said, “In 2019, the Supreme Court gave its final verdict on July 5, affirming the victory of Oyetola as governor. If you know them, go and tell them that before July 5, 2023, Oyetola will be returned as Osun Governor.”
He is also quoted to have said that the PDP ‘thought it could manipulate the results of the election” but the “results of the Bimodal Voter’s Accreditation System” exposed the alleged vote fraud.
But, Adekunle Akindele, the chairman of the PDP in the state, responded by saying the speaker ‘betrayed his oath of office’ with his partisan comment. He added the comment had “exposed a sinister agenda” that is meant to “undermine the integrity of the judiciary” on a matter that is “subjudice.”
“We condemn in no small measure the lack of courage and demise of statesmanship demonstrated by the House Speaker, who today openly revolted against the will of Osun people and who has unashamedly embraced ignoble falsehoods and propaganda of a defeated Oyetola,” Akindele said.
