Osun: Winners Emerge as PDP Announces New Chairman, Secretary, Others
- The Osun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has announced its substantive chairman
- Sunday Bisi's emergence came at the end of the party's state congress at the Osogbo City Stadium
- Before becoming chairman, Bisi had worked in an acting capacity for the same job some years back
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Osun, Osogbo - Former acting chairman of the Osun state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Sunday Bisi, has emerged as the state's substantive chairman.
Bisi's emergence was confirmed after the conclusion of the party's congress on Wednesday, May 3, 2023, at the Osogbo City Stadium.
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At the ballot, delegates from each ward across all the local government areas cast their votes for their preferred candidates.
Channels TV reported that three delegates from each local government area participated in the election.
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Bisi pledges loyalty to Gov Adeleke
In his acceptance speech, the new chairman said his tenure would foster unity and inclusivity within the party.
He further noted that his administration would synergise with Governor Ademola Adeleke to actualise and make his agenda a reality for the state.
Gov Adeleke calls for oneness in the party
Meanwhile, Governor Adeleke appealed to party members to put all hands on deck to work with the new executives.
In a previous development, the Osun State High Court sitting in Osogbo, the state capital, on Tuesday, affirmed that the ward and local government congresses held by the PDP in the state were valid and authentic.
However, the lead counsel for the plaintiff, Edmond Biri-Omoni, pledged to approach the Court of Appeal.
How Osun APC leaders allegedly plotted with PDP to betray Oyetola, Speaker spills
In another development, the event that led to Governor Gboyega Oyetola's defeat in Osun state during the 2022 governorship election, has been revealed.
Osun Assembly speaker, Timothy Owoeye, claimed the APC factional leaders in the state worked hand in hand with the PDP and betrayed Oyetola and the party during the polls.
Owoeye made this fresh revelation during the inauguration of the Committee on Repositioning of Osun APC by Oyetola in Osogbo on Monday, May 1.
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