Oyo ADC suspends Lanlehin over emergence of Seyi Makinde
- Oyo ADC has suspended its governorship candidate, Olufemi Lanlehin over the emergence of Seyi Makinde as governor-elect
- INEC had on Monday, March 11, declared Makinde the winner of governorship election held in the state on Saturday, March 9
- The party's secretary, Wasiu Emiola, said that Lanlehin was suspended because of his alliance with PDP before the election
The Oyo state chapter of African Democratic Congress (ADC) has suspended its governorship candidate, Senator Olufemi Lanlehin, over the alliance that necessitated the emergence of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)'s candidate, Seyi Makinde, as the governor-elect.
Legit.ng reporter in Oyo, Imran Khalid, reports that Lanlehin's suspension was contained in a release signed by the party's secretary in state, Wasiu Emiola.
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He described Lanlehin as a selfish and self-centered personality who he said prioritised his own benefits at the expense of party's members and staunched supporters.
Emiola added that Lanlehin traded his governorship ambition and that of all party's House of Assembly candidates without reference to those that matter in the party.
He also said that Lanlehin's involvement in alliance with Social Democratic Party (SDP) and Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) which culminated in the adoption of Makinde cut all the executive members and staunched supporters of the ADC unaware.
The party's scribe noted that Lanlehin went into alliance singlehandedly without carrying all the executive members, chieftains and other concerned quarters in the party along, adding that Lanlehin allowed selfishness and parochial interest to becloud himself.
He reiterated that it was painful and heart disturbing that despite the party's popularity and issued-based campaign could not win a single seat in Oyo House of Assembly.
He lamented that an action taken by Lanlehin led to poor performance o f the party in the last governorship and state House of Assembly elections.
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Meanwhile, Legit.ng had previously reported that a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Oyo state, Waheed Ajadi, advised the governor-elect, Seyi Makinde, to learn from the political blunders of Governor Abiola Ajimobi and his predecessor, Otunba Adebayo Alao-Akala.
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