A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun State and chairman of the
party in Ikenne Local Government Area, Hon. Gboyega Ogunfowokan has taken a
swipe at a former Senior Special Assistant to the President on Public Affairs, Dr.
Doyin Okupe over his comments on the emergence of Senator Ali Modu Sheriff as
national chairman of the party.
In a statement he issued on Friday, Ogunfowokan said it was preposterous that “a
paperweight Abuja/Lagos-based politician like Okupe, could speak so derogatorily
about our party, and a three-term senator and two-term governor who has
distinguished himself in his chosen endeavours. He does his politics online, on the
pages of newspapers, and on television and radio.”
The statement reads in part: “Although we were not totally surprised at his outbursts
since we know his penchant for stirring the hornet’s nest, we had thought that he
would have learnt from the collateral damage that his usually combative posture and
unguarded outbursts caused the immediate past PDP administration. But alas, it is
obvious that his inordinate ambition to become the national chairman of the PDP had
further beclouded his sense of reasoning and fairness. That was why he backed his
former colleague, Ahmed Gulak, in his (Okupe’s) vaunted ambition to become the
national chairman of the party through the backdoor. They had planned that Gulak
would hand over to him after forcibly taking control of the party.”
“Since he could not achieve his stillborn ambition, he has resorted to casting
aspersion on those who have distinguished themselves in their chosen endeavours.
He says if the PDP chooses to die, he would tarry at the graveside. For his
information, if his actions and inactions while in government did not kill PDP, it
cannot and will not die again. The worse is over for the PDP. It is Okupe and his ilk
that should be preparing their political burial since they have lost every atom of
political relevance.”
Ogunfowokan said it was most regrettable that the same Okupe who was alleged to
have been involved in some failed contracts, and diverted campaign funds and
transformers in Benue and Ogun states, and yet could aspire to be PDP’s National
Chairman, would turn round to say someone was not fit to be the National Chairman
of the PDP “just because of a mere allegation that is yet to be proved”.
He recalled that Okupe has spurned a request by the disciplinary panel set up by the
State Chapter of the PDP for him to explain how he and others managed campaign
funds and materials, adding that, “with his latest outbursts, he has merely succeeded
in committing himself the more and the appropriate organs of the party will sanction
him accordingly”.
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