The leaders and stakeholders of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Ibadan South East local government have reiterated their compliance with the state’s template as the sharing formular for the various executive positions of all the 12 wards in the local government.
The decision which was made at the stakeholders meeting held at the party secretariat, Eleta, Ibadan, had in attendance the representatives of all the 12 wards.
In a release jointly signed by Alhaji Dauda Yusuf and Alhaji Atoyebi, the stakeholders expressed their displeasure with the self-designed template emanated from the Deputy National Chairman, South West of the party, Amb. Taofik Arapaja, who they alleged of high-handedness.
The stakeholders vowed not to accept his templates as there is no factions in the local government.
The stakeholders expressed their satisfaction with the way and manner the governor of the state, Engr. Seyi Makinde is handling the affairs of the party.
They enjoined him to be wary of Arapaja’s antecedents. It was opined that Arapaja is a known praise-singer, a serial betrayer, who worships those in the position of authority to seek favour.
The statement reads; ” Arapaja is a known praise-singer, a serial betrayer, his record of inconsistencies is in public domain. He sang the praises of the former governor Adebayo Alao Akala to high heaven when he was his deputy. His closeness to Akala didn’t stop him from dumping Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, after the 2011 general election. Whereas, his woeful performance as deputy governor contributed to the disastrous outing of the party during the 2011 general elections. His sojourn in Accord Party was a curse to the party. His romance with former governor Rashidi Ladoja earned him the state assembly ticket which was given to one of his aides. But, his political prowess could not save the party from collapse, it lost all the 4 House of Reps seat and 4 out of 6 seat it won in the state assembly. Arapaja has never been a builder but a destroyer. His relationship with Ladoja also ended unceremoniously as he dumped him and his Accord Party for APC. A leopard can’t change its spot they say, Arapaja in his characteristic manner destabilized the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Ibadan South East local government before he eventually dumped the party for another one, that is, ADC.
“His Excellency should be careful of a serial betrayer like Arapaja whose definition of loyalty is what ‘he would eat’ at a specific time. The statement concluded.”
