Hon. Wole Oke, representing Obokun/Oriade Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, has come under fire following his departure from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
In a statement made on Sunday, former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Diran Odeyemi, called on Oke to resign his current position in the National Assembly and seek a fresh mandate under a new political party if he truly believes he is still popular.
Odeyemi’s reaction followed Oke’s recent comments during a radio interview in Osogbo, where the federal lawmaker predicted that the PDP would lose in Oriade and Obokun Local Government Areas due to his exit from the party.
Oke claimed that despite the presence of political appointees from the party, they lacked the resources and influence to win elections.
Responding to this, Odeyemi noted that it was disappointing to hear such comments from someone who had been a beneficiary of the PDP for over two decades. He criticized Oke’s remarks as ungrateful and urged him to prove his popularity by resigning and re-contesting on a different party’s platform.
“We saw what Wole Oke said about the chances of PDP in Oriade/Obokun after his exit. It is pathetic that someone who has benefited from the PDP in the last 20 years could say that.
“It was even reported that Wole Oke boasted that all Ademola Adeleke political appointees in the two local governments are not earning N10million in a month, thus they can not come up with the required resources to prosecute the election.
“We thank him. But on behalf of the PDP leaders of thought, I want to challenge him to resign his current mandate, which ends in 202,7 today and ask INEC to conduct a fresh election in our Federal Constituency. He should use that opportunity to test his popularity by seeking reelection on the platform of another political party.
“If Wole Oke fails to take up this challenge, I am telling the whole world that the voters in Oriade/Obokun Federal Constituency will immediately commence his recall process. Someone unwilling to go into free and fair primaries was boasting of being so large politically. The coming months will reveal his true worth to his new friends.
“As for us in PDP, especially in Oriade/Obokun, we have not lost any valuable leader. Rather, we gain more by offloading political liability, dragging us back. Oke has been a mole all along in PDP by financing APC, revealing our plans to the opposition camps. We remain strong and committed to returning the State Governor, Senator Ademola Adelek,e to office next year by the grace of God,” Odeyemi said.
