Osun Election 2022: PRP withdraws from the race

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It’s just 48 hours to the Osun governorship election; the first party casualty has been registered, and the Peoples Redemption Party dropped out of the race.

According to the National Executive Committee of the party, their decision to throw in the towel resulted from the lack of political activities from the party’s flagbearer, Ayowole Adedeji.

According to the party, the party’s flagbearer has been staying abroad since he became the governorship candidate. He only returned to Nigeria just two weeks to the election.

On Thursday, Babatunde Alli, the National Secretary of the party, told the press that the party had put a committee together to probe Mr. Ayowole Adedeji for the act and to question him for soliciting campaign funds yet not holding any.

Alli’s statement goes thus:

The National Executive Committee of our great party, the PRP, has noted with great concern and disappointment the negative effects of obvious inactivity of the Governorship Candidate of the party in Osun State, MR. Ayowole Adedeji, both on the party structures in Osun State and at the National level.

The National Executive Committee, having therefore considered all options, hereby direct the withdrawal of the PRP from the Osun State Governorship Election of 16th July 2022.

In addition, the State Chapter is hereby directed to set up a 5-man Disciplinary Committee to investigate the Governorship Candidate of the Party for the following:

Staying abroad since emerging governorship candidate of the party till only two (2) weeks before the election, thereby preventing the party from all campaigns and awareness creation efforts;

Alleged fund-raising overseas activities without corresponding campaigns in the name of the party at State level. The party particularly considers this allegation very grievous and debasing to the PRP; and

Alleged attempt to fraudulently trade the party for personal monetary gains thereby embarrassing the party and dragging its good name and principles in the mud.

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