Browsing: Osun State

Salinsile had led the faction of Osun APC loyal to the ex-governor, Rauf Aregbesola, and mounted fierce opposition to ex-governor Adegboyega Oyetola, running on the platform of the APC, from getting a second term in office on July 16, 2022 governorship poll, at the peak of the inter-party crisis that ravaged the then ruling party in the state.

In Africa, losing elections can cause depression  and psychological disorders. Such sense of loss arising from rejection by the people at times transforms otherwise cultured individuals into deranged activists attempting to access relevance using the same deceitful tactics that initially accounted for their principal being booted out of office. Or how else can one explain tagging a man accused of being too pan-Osun as attempting to “edenise” Osun?

A statement issued by the Planning Committee Chairperson, Dr Abiola Akiyode-Afolabi and Sina Adefolahan (Secretary), disclosed that the renowned veteran journalist has given his consent to be physically present at the event.