By Tunde Olamilekan
The Deputy Governor of Osun State, Prince Kola Adewusi has reacted to the vote of no confidence passed on him by members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ife Federal Constituency.
It would be recalled that PDP members in the constituency, including two serving Commissioners – Dipo Eluwole and Biyi Odunlade alleged the deputy governor and a former National Secretary of the party, Prof. Wale Oladipo of alleged anti-party activities.
The members alleged that the duo alongside the chairman of the party in Ife East, Olasunkanmi Makinde were fraternising with the lawmarker representing Ife Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Bimbo Ajilesoro.
But a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Deputy Governor,
Goke Awoyemi, described the incident as ‘a storm in a tea cup’, noting that internal wranglings are parts of party politicking.
Adewusi appealed for calm, adding that the top hierarchy of the party should be allowed to pacify the aggrieved members.
The statement, however, failed to address the anti-party allegations leveled against the deputy governor.
The statement partly read, “We wish to bring it to the awareness of the general public that in as much as internal wranglings are embedded in party politicking, this should strengthen the system, and our collective reasoning, and should not be allowed to weaken our collective effort in serving our immediate communities, and society at large.
“We therefore appeal to both sides to sheath their swords and allow the top hierarchy of the party to pacify the aggrieved. This is not the season to celebrate a crisis, and promote one, but a time to put effort together, and gear up towards working together with a view to celebrating our hard working and highly performing Governor Ademola Adeleke’s victory in AUGUST 2026.
“To the public media space that has been awashed with this unpleasant report, we also want them to see the same as a minor family affair that will be resolved in a family way.
“When we quarrel with our wives before leaving home in the morning, we come to an amicable settlement in the other room when we return at night. It is a storm in a tea cup.”
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