The Osun State caucus in the House of Representatives has accused Oyo state governor, Seyi Makinde, of political brigandage as it formally rejected the recent governorship primaries conducted in the state under the governor’s influence.
In a statement on Wednesday, six members of the House of Representatives elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from the state expressed disappointment in the Oyo state governor and demanded that he desist from any further action capable of threatening the peace of the state or destabilising its political atmosphere.
The caucs condemned what it described as a “purported governorship primaries,” allegedly orchestrated with “thugs and political jobbers” imported from Ibadan, Oyo state, by Governor Makinde, urging the governor to refrain from “any further action that could threaten the peace of Osun State or destabilise its political atmosphere.”
It said, “It is laughable that the Oyo State Governor does not understand, or chooses to ignore, the fact that the PDP has laid down procedures for the conduct of primaries, which include elections of ward ad-hoc delegates and national delegates without which no valid primaries can be conducted.
“We unequivocally reject the fraudulent conduct of a purported primary which threw up one Adebayo Adedamola Fryo as the PDP candidate in the 2026 elections. We equally warn the said Fryo not to parade himself as such a candidate of our party as such will be tantamount to a criminal impersonation and an attempt to provoke the peaceful and law abiding leaders and members of the PDP in Osun state.
“While noting the avoidable mess that Governor Makinde’s blind ambition and political immaturity has thrown the party in the last few weeks, we advise the Governor to learn from a Yoruba proverb which advised that a man accused of being a thief does not go near the villagers chickens pretending to be dancing in a nighttime.”
The statement was jointly signed by Reps. Bamidele Salam, Mudashiru Lukman Alani, Akanni Clement Ademola, Adewale Moruf Adebayo, Adetunji Abidemi Olusoji, and Oladebo Lanre Omoleye.
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