Ife PDP Crisis: Exercise Restraint, Allow Top Leadership Facilitate Swift Amicable Resolution – Osun Deputy Governor

*Appeals for calm, urges focus on governance

By; BAYO AKAMO, Ibadan

​Deputy Governor of Osun State, Prince Kola Adewusi on Wednesday, urged parties in the lingering dispute among political stakeholders in Ife East local government among political stakeholders in the Osun East Senatorial zone to be calm

The Deputy Governor in a statement made available to journalists by his Chief Press Secretary, ​Mr Goke Awoyemi asked the parties to exercise restraint and allow PDP top leadership in the state ” to facilitate a swift and amicable resolution”.

According to Prince Adewusi, “This is a time for cohesion, not division. It is therefore critical that we remain unified and focused on supporting the outstanding work of our visionary leader, His Excellency Senator Ademola Jackson Nurudeen Adeleke”.

” The Office of the Deputy Governor of Osun State, His Excellency Prince Kolawole Adewusi, has been alerted by recent media reports regarding a dispute among political stakeholders of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) in the Ife East local government among political stakeholders in the Osun East Senatorial zone”, he said.

Prince Adewusi added, ” We wish to inform the public that while internal disagreements are embedded in general party politicking as a natural aspect of political dynamics, they must never be allowed to distract us from our core mission of serving the people of Osun State”.

” We therefore appeal to all parties to exercise restraint and allow the top leadership of our great party to facilitate a swift and amicable resolution” .

The deputy Governor emphasized “This is a time for cohesion, not division. It is therefore critical that we remain unified and focused on supporting the outstanding work of our visionary leader, His Excellency Senator Ademola Jackson Nurudeen Adeleke”.

Prince Adewusi stressed ” The singular goal before us as party stakeholders is to secure yet another resounding victory in 2026, and our collective efforts should be directed toward this objective”.

The deputy Governor called on the media and the public to view this matter in its proper context as a routine internal issue that will be resolved within our political family.

New Nigerian recalls that a section of the PDP in Ife East on Tuesday reportedly passed a vote of no confidence on the Deputy Governor and a member of the party’s Board of Trustees, Professor Wale Oladipo after a meeting in Ile Ife.