The Governor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke has debunked rumours of private meeting with the Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde.
This was revealed in the statement signed by the Governor’s spokesperson, Mallam Olawale Rasheed on Monday after a fake news circulated that there was a private meeting. He said the concorted lies in the said story have no basis in truth as at no point did Adeleke had any private talk with his Oyo state counterpart.
It can be recalled that Adeleke had visited the Oyo state Governor’s lodge to see the newly renovated Oyo State Government House as Osun state government was embarking on similar renovation of Osun Government House located within Asokoro.
It was also an opportunity for both leaders to review state of relationship and chart a path to strengthen the Peoples Democractic Party within the South West zone including the issue of filling the vacancy existing within the party zonal leadership.
The statement partly reads: “The interactions were in the open and at no point did the question of begging and prostration arose as there was nothing to plead and beg about. The venue was in the living room with photo opportunity. In the presence of everybody, the two leaders resolved to unite for the party in the zone, hence the need to call an emergency zonal meeting to hold later this week.
“All insinuations about infighting either among Osun Government functionaries or otherwise are the handiwork of those profiting from the lack of substantive leadership for the party in the zone.
“There is no infighting within Governor Adeleke’s cabinet over the planned meeting nor any disagreement as to when and how to hold the zonal meeting.
“The two Governors will surely feel embarrassed by the fake news as it was targeted at truncating genuine efforts to relaunch the party with a new leadership after recent happenings.
We, therefore urge members of the PDP across the South West to ignore the fake news and focus on making a success of the forthcoming zonal meeting in the best interest of the party” , the statement concluded.
