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The Peoples Democratic Party Osun State House of Assembly Candidate for Ife North State Constituency Hon. Akinyode Abidemi Oyewusi has congratulated the Ipetumodu born Alani Jumoke on her exceptional and brilliant performance at the recently concluded FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup in Costa Rica. Hon. Akinyode Oyewuse who spoke to journalists at Ipetumodu, in Ife North area of Osun State expressed delight in Jumoke Alani and encouraged her to keep the flag of Ife North people flying. in his words Oyewusi said "Jumoke, keep Our flags keep flying and remain a shining light for Origbo people. On behalf of the good people of Ipetumodu and the entire Ife North LGA I say a big Congratulations to you, Alani Jumoke." 'I write to congratulate you, Jumoke ALANI on the milestone achievement you have recorded at the FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup in Costa Rica." "We identify with you and all that you represent at the competition by showing the world that Ipetumodu and b...

The Peoples Democratic Party’s Special Reconciliation Committee on Lagos and Osun States held its inaugural meeting today, 6th May, 2022 at the South West Zonal Office of the party, Oshuntokun Avenue, Bodija, Ibadan. The Chairman of the Committee, Barrister Eyitayo Jegede SAN, seized the opportunity to address the members of the South West Zonal Committee members who were on ground for their regular Zonal meeting. While he assured them of the determination of the SRC to be transparent and unbiased in the handling of the situations in Lagos and Osun States, he solicited for their support and suggestions towards having a flawless and genuine reconciliation of all warring parties in the two States.  He therefore called for memoranda and necessary information from stakeholders across the States that will help the Committee achieve its desired objectives and fulfil the mission of the National Working Committee that set it up. In the same vein the National Vice Ch...

We the undersigned, as members of the Osun Caretaker Committee appointed by the National Working Committee (NWC) of our party, PDP, at the meeting of Wednesday, 6th April, 2022, are writing to communicate with members of our great party,in Osun state, to take note of the following: First, there was a National Working Committee meeting last Wednesday, 13th April, 2022, that deliberated and decided to replace the Chairman and Secretary of the Caretaker Committee as selected. While we were informed of that, we are waiting for the replacements and the subsequent date of inauguration of the Committee by the National Working Committee (NWC) in Abuja or in the Southwest Zone of our party this week.We are aware that a new Chairman is expected to be appointed this week. It is important to note that there was no inauguration of the Osun State PDP Caretaker Committee approved by the National Working Committee and we did not take part in any activity to that effect. It is also important for member...

WHO OWNS OSOGBO-IWO ROAD, OSUN STATE OR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT?  Published by New Dawn Magazine AN OPINION AND EXPOSITION ON THE TRUE OWNERSHIP OF THE IWO-OSOGBO ROAD BETWEEN OSUN AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. Omooba Dotun Babayemi, the Osun State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) gubernatorial candidate, while featuring on Rave FM’s Yoruba audience participatory programme tagged ‘Oro Oselu’, on Monday, 11th April,2022, innocuously ignited a debate on whether the Osogbo-Iwo Road belongs to the Federal or Osun State Government. For sure, it was a most unintended poser. It was just a casual question which requires a definite and precise answer to pin an action of owner’s responsibility of maintaining the road for the use and benefits of her people. Responding to a question, Babayemi had listed a number of woes betiding the people of the state in the hands of the APC administration, especially the neglect of the Iwo-Osogbo Road and the accompanying sufferings being born...

Omooba Dotun Babayemi,the governorship candidate of the Osun State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has insisted of not being disturbed by the list released by the Independent National Electoral Commission for the state July 16 gubernatorial polls. Babayemi maintained that he has unshakable faith in the ongoing legal process, assuring that the will of the people would prevail and he would be vindicated at the end of the day., Reacting to the INEC list through a statement issued by his Media Office,he stressed that the list released was a product of a calendar of a defined process which could not be termed final, pointing out that by INEC’s timetable,”16th June,2022, is the last day for publication of the final list of nominated candidates by the Commission” “There’s nothing final about the list and I’m sure that somebody somewhere knows that.It’s only the uninformed that can think it’s the end of the process,because it’s on INEC’s timetable; the list published is...

The leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ife Federal Constituency of Osun State in a unanimous decision this afternoon, Monday, March 28, 2022  adopted Dr. Ayoade Adewopo as the constituency's sole candidate for the Federal House of Representatives in the forthcoming 2023 general election. The message on the adoption which was conveyed to the media in Ile-Ife today was the outcome of the leaders' decision to favour those who are loyal to the party in their struggle to ensure the upholding of the Democratic Tenets and Principles of Equity, Justice and Fairness especially to those who have been loyal to the party. Dr. Adewopo was one of the party's governorship aspirants in 2018 but was asked by the leadership of the party to step down at the peak of politicking when the deputy Governorship slot was zoned to Ife federal constituency where he hails from. According to the resolution of the whole house which was read by Barrister Wale Ojo, it rei...

The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party and other members of the party's NWC members have been warned to desist from their disobedience to court orders and judgments by quickly withdrawing the alleged Issuance of Certificate of Returns to Senator Ademola Adeleke without further delay to avoid being contemptuous of the court. Details of the judgment is shown below March 12, 2022 There is a new twist to the crisis rocking Osun State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic party with a recent discarding of the parallel gubernatorial primary election at Osogbo township stadium where Senator Nurudeen Ademola Adeleke emerged. This was revealed in a court pronouncement at Osun State High Court, Ijebujesa which was presided over by Justic Dr. A. A. Aderibigbe who accused the PDP NWC and the organizers of the parallel Primary election of disobedience to an earlier court order where certain delegates were proscribed. Details of the proceedings leading to the a...