A Chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Oyo state, Alhaji Adebisi Olopoeyan has described former minister of Power and Steel, Elder Wole Oyelese as a disgrace to the party both at the national and state levels.
He said Oyelese is a leader who usually speaks to defend the state Governor, Seyi Makinde only when he receives goodies from him.
The PDP chieftain who registered his disappointment in a statement credited to the former minister against aggrieved party leaders in the state said, an elder like Wole Oyelese is a total disgrace to PDP both in Oyo state and at national.
Elder Wole Oyelese who claimed to be the only remaining active founding father of PDP and passionate leader of the party in Oyo state had earlier advised aggrieved leaders of the party in the state not to allow themselves to be used by Abuja based politicians from the state.
Oyelese noted that Abuja-base politicians seem not to see anything good in the Seyi Makinde- led administration.
The party stalwart further accused aggrieved leaders of fighting governor Seyi Makinde because of his refusal to hand over the key of the treasury to them.
Reacting to the allegations, Alhaji Adebisi Olopoeniyan said party members are not surprised with the outburst of the former governor because of his antecedents.
“Many people will not be surprised after reading his sponsored letter. We had known Elder Wole Oyelese in his usual ways of not speaking the truth when money is involved. He is a bias and failed politician. He failed party leaders and members because of his bias and sponsored statements.
“Oyelese has lost his remaining political value since 2015 when he collected huge amount of money from Governor Seyi Makinde to contest senatorial seat but failed to get more than 5 votes in his own polling unit.
“He, Elder Oyelese because of money left his remaining little political honor in PDP to decamp with governor Makinde to SDP in 2015. It is a shame, for such old man to be fueling crisis in PDP where he has no stake anymore.
“Instead of Oyelese to join the likes of Saka Balogun, Chief Yekini Adeojo to hold peace talk between PDP factions in the state, he chosed to run away from the truth and path with abnormality. Oyelese is yet to officially decamp back to the PDP since he left for SDP in 2015. It was only governor Makinde we welcomed back to PDP.
“l dont know what Elder Wole Oyelese thought before directing such shameless letter to the party leaders that are looking for ways to rescue the party from the hand of dictatorship in the state.
“Where was he when people he called Abuja-based politicians from Oyo state were busy running round within the state and Abuja to get governorship ticket for governor Seyi Makinde and also campaign for him to be the governor?
“I dare Elder Wole Oyelese to speak out what he told Chief Bode George about governor Seyi Makinde when he called him in London after 2019 election. It was this same old man that advised senator Ayo Adeseun to take Seyi Makinde to court after our party governorship primary. Elder Wole Oyelese was with Sen. Adeseun throughout the court case before it was won by governor Makinde.
“As a party elder, he told everyone that, governor Seyi Makinde will not win 2019 election. He failed to play any role and not even tested with any because of his attitude when it comes to election funds.
“I was told how he called some party leaders and members to his house for a meeting twice, where he expresses his anger on governor Seyi Makinde and curses his administration.
“Elder Wole Oyelese is just an hypocrite, he will speak good about Seyi Makinde in public and backbite thereafter. Just last week Saturday, he called Arole Ile’ba, Baba Nureni Akanbi and Azeem Gbolarunmi secretly and asked them to liaise with him to be doing eye service for Governor Makinde so as to get some money from him.
“When Elder Oyelese knew Seyi Makinde is good, why did he called Engr. Remi Oseni to his house begging to contest against Seyi Makinde in 2023? If he is satisfied with the governor why is he running after Engr. Kayode Popoola Josuah ( POJ ) telling him to come and see him because of his governorship ambition? When POJ told me that he want to go and see Elder Wole Oyelese, I told him that the old man is not reliable.
“The Elder Wole Oyelese speaks out of both sides of their mouth, even governor Seyi Makinde knows him for that. After we had won the governorship election in 2019, Elder Wole Oyelese asked me to help him beg governor Makinde because he is no longer picking his calls. When I asked the governor, he told me Elder Wole Oyelese was not a leader that everybody looking him to be. He further told me that Elder Wole Oyelese was the brain behind the court case with Sen. Adeseun. Makinde also said Oyelese phoned Chief Bode George that he ( Makinde ) will Loose at the court unless governor Makinde come to him and tell him what he will do to win against Sen. Adeseun. Let governor Makinde prove me wrong.
“Governor Seyi Makinde also knows Elder Wole Oyelese as untrustworthy and inconsequential political leader. That was why he only look at his side once in a while and anytime he receives little from the governor Makinde, he got recharged and let loose.”
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