By Ayodele Oni
A faction of the People’s Democratic Party, (PDP), in the South West, has described former Governor of Osun state, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola, as an interested party in the ongoing crisis and hence lacks moral preserve to be a peacemaker.
The former Governor was reported to have arranged a meeting, slated for Friday, between Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo state and former Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti state.
The factional Zonal Director of Media and Publicity, Lere Olayinka, in a statement, pointed out that: “Concerning the South-West People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Oyinlola himself knows that he lacks moral preserve to be peacemaker.”
The statement read: “Our attention has been drawn to a report that there will be a reconciliation meeting between Fayose and Governor Makinde at the instance of former Governor of Osun State, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola, today (Friday).
“To us, Prince Oyinlola is supposed to be Governor Seyi Makinde’s leader, but the reverse is the case now as he is painfully, acting like Governor Makinde’s ‘appendage’ and, also, his contractor.
“Therefore, he has no moral preserve to be peacemaker as peace cannot be achieved when insincere people who are self-seekers sit at the table as peacemakers.
“Most importantly, PDP was peaceful in the South-West before Prince Oyinlola returned from APC.
“Committed and loyal leaders of the party in the zone will on their own, ensure that issues in the party are resolved.”
However, another chieftain of the PDP in Ekiti state, Chief Ebenezer Oladipo, said in a reaction that “It is only the Caretaker Chairman of Southwest that has power to make any statement concerning Southwest in line with the party constitution.”
According to him, “if any group of people or individual is talking, is not representing Southwest.”
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