Suspended Oyo NNPP Reps Candidate, Hon. Adedoja Reacts, Levels Allegation Against State Party Leadership
The Oluyole Federal Constituency Candidate under the platform of the New Nigeria Peoples Party NNPP in Oyo state, Hon. Aderonke Adedoja has reacted to reports in the media that she has been expelled from the party.
Hon Adedoja in a statement made available to newsarena.ng claimed that the party lack “Locus-standi” to suspend or expel her from NNPP.
Recall that Oyo NNPP issued a letter for the expulsion and suspension of the candidates on Wednesday 19th, during the state Working Committee meeting led by the state chairman, Adesesan Adegbola, held at the party secretariat, Oremeji Bus Stop, Premier Hotel, Ibadan, Oyo state capital.
The statement reads in part:
“My attention has just been drawn to the vicious threats by some mischievous few people who ganged up to expel me from the party. I could have waved off their threats with levity because I’m always responding to projects -define approach on issues not futile threats like a pointless arrow with no powers to hit its target but I only respond to this to put the record straight as democracy offers our rights of reply.”
” Foremost, It is to be set on record that during, or prior to my Election Day, my full attention was mainly focused on how I would emerge victorious at the end, hence, could not have engaged in any anti-party that could have eclipsed that noble intention.
“I also make bold to assert that I did not collect a “sau” from anybody nor party to defray my election expenses , every single kobo I spent came directly from my hard earned money. I was therefore taken aback that some elements who apparently wanted to soil my reputation came out with a mendacious statement that I’ve been expelled from the party I co-labored for its existence in Oyo state. Therefore , the resolve of the state working committee and its sponsors are null and void. I have not committed any grave offence or breached any part of the party constitution to warrant expulsion.
“Neddless to add that, right from the time of my campaigns, when some people I suspected to have been sponsored by my own party chieftain orchestrated an attack on my team, I began to suspect “a hand of Saul” in the whole saga but I confronted my fears with cold passivism.
“The long history of the bitter hatred I got from some notable members of the party( NNPP)started from my stringent call for accountability and transparency in the way monies disbursed from the party headquarters were spent in the State, they have till now swept this under the carpet”.
“Ironically, people that accuse me of anti-party were the real people that sold away our party for their own greed and avarice and hanged our fates as contestants in the last elections. I so far refrained myself to join issues with them because of my reputation which I’ve built over the years, but , henceforth, I won’t hesitate to be bawling out their nefarious activities that culminated in the NNPP ‘s woeful performance, next time they make an attempt to throw stones on my glasshouse.”
