I’m still a bonfide PDP member, Osun PDP chairman needs refresher course -Babayemi

A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Osun State, Omooba Dotun Babayemi, has asserted that the party leadership in the state is being led by lawless individuals whose stock in trade is characterized by impunity.

Besides, Babayemi insisted that owing to the puerile mindedness of the party led by Sunday Bisi as well as their kindergarten approach to rules of engagements, they would have to be enrolled for refresher courses on Rule of Law, PDP Constitution and the Constitution of Nigeria.

Babayemi had featured on the Wednesday edition of Rave FM’s popular audience-participatory programme, ‘Frank Talk’, where he clarified that he still remains a full-fledged member of the PDP and described his purported expulsion as “kangaroo undertaken by some jesters”

The former governorship aspirant stated these on Thursday in a release by his Media Office while reacting to a statement credited to the Chairman of the party in the state, Mr Sunday Bisi, on the legality of his membership in the PDP.

“This is not surprising because they are foisted kindergarten executives who do not have definable means of livelihood except for crumbs from politics. They don’t know the constitution of the party let alone that of the country; they are always sheepishly and sentimentally goaded which is alien to known laws” he stressed

It is recalled that an Osun State High Court sitting in Osogbo and presided over by Justice Jide Falola, had on Tuesday, 6th September,2022, in a Suit No:HOS/M.212/2022 between Babayemi, PDP, INEC and ten others, granted an Order of Mandatory Interim Injunction restraining and reversing the expulsion of the plaintiff as a member of the Peoples Democratic Party.

In the same vein, the court also debarred the party and its agents from taking further punitive measures against the plaintiff pending the determination of the final suit

Furtherance to this, the same court on Friday, September 9th, 2022, in another Suit No: HOS/M.212/2022, between Babayemi, PDP, INEC and ten others as presided over by Justice Jide Falola, converted the Interim Order of Mandatory Injunction to Preservative Order of Injunction.

To this effect, the court further gave an express order that the parties involved in the suit to maintain status quo based on the order earlier granted pending the hearing and determination of the Motion on Notice for Interlocutory Injunction.

“Because of their arrogance or probably ignorance, they never appealed against this court order and as such it subsists. So without begging the issue, Babayemi remains a full and bonafide financial card-carrying member of the PDP” Babayemi added

Meanwhile, the erstwhile governorship aspirant has vowed to continue to champion the cause of good governance for the common good of the people of the state; stressing, ” Politics is for those who are interested in it and not for the selfish interest of a greedy few; it’s not a family thing but for the people. Whoever is threatened by our advocacy in this direction, will surely have a hard nut to crack in us. We shall never retreat until the dreams of forebears concerning our dear state are fulfilled” Furtherance to this, the same court on Friday, September 9th,2022, in another Suit No: HOS/M.212/2022, between Babayemi, PDP, INEC and ten others as presided over by Justice Jide Falola, converted the Interim Order of Mandatory Injunction to Preservative Order of Injunction.