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Major crisis has rocked the Social Democratic Party (SDP) as the party in
the state reiterated its stance on the membership status of Senator Iyiola
Omisore, insisting that he is not a member of the party.
Chief Ademola Ishola, who is the Chairman of SDP in the state made this
known in a press conference held in Osogbo, the Osun State capital, adding
that the party has not received the former Deputy-Governor of the state
who decamped to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) officially into the
party in the state.
Besides, he alleged that Omisore’s plan was to hijack the party in the
state but such move will be resisted.
Ishola explained that the process of becoming a member of the party, in
line with the dictates of the party constitution requires familiarisation
and registration from the ward to the local government levels.
He added that none of the process of registration as a member from the
state has been fulfilled by Omisore.
The Chairman further carpeted the Former Deputy Governor in the state for
jumping the gun, for relating with officials at the headquarters instead
of the state, stating that such move is totally strange to the party’s
guidelines and regulation.
“There are fundamental criteria of becoming a member in our party,
including registration at the ward level, and being a financial member
among others; none of it has been fulfilled by Otunba Omisore.
“May be he is trying to influence the process to his advantage. As far as
we are concerned, he is just the party admirer, not a member.
“Our National Leader, Chief Olu Falaye has made it clear to all of us that
the party should not be allowed to be hijacked by anybody, it is on this
we stand”, he said.
Ishola went further to list the names of aspirants on the platform of the
party to include: Otunba Yemisi Oladeji, Mr. AbdulWakeel Adeola and
Munirudeen Atanda.
He however alleged some individuals of distributing fake congress forms,
saying the party is yet to be notified of such process form the
headquarters.
“Let me state clearly here that as far as congress is concerned in Osun
State Social Democratic Party(SDP), the existing State Executives under my
leadership was inaugurated on the 16th February, 2016and our tenure
expires 15th February, 2020, in line with the provision of the
constitution of our party”, he stated.