How PDP Aspirants Are Disfiguring Osogbo

If you recall our story last week on Senator Iyiola Omisore’s unique campaign posters, then aspirants’ campaign posters in Osun state will not be strange to you, but what you should know is that the battle for the PDP governorship ticket in Osun state is not mainly being fought with the use of posters and billboards. Gist Plus gathered that all over the state, especially in the state capital, Osogbo, posters of the governorship aspirants are competing for space. The colourful posters pasted with enticing words aimed at attracting the interest of the electorate in their bid to succeed the incumbent governor, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola, in 2011. We can reveal to you, fresh and hot, that the painful thing about the ongoing posters’ war in the state is that the PDP aspirants have disfigured the state capital with their posters which were pasted indiscriminately all over the state. The painful part of this, is that the state government has not deemed it fit to use the avenue to generate income for the state by billing any political billboard erected in the state. We learnt that some of those that contested the 2007 governorship election in the state have not removed their billboards in some parts of the state, simply because they did not pay for the space they used for their adverts. Many in Osogbo are now calling on the concerned agencies of the state government to wake up and start collecting necessary dues from these political adverts.

Olusegun Mimiko’s N2M Trick

There is no length Nigerian present day politicians can not go, just because of politics. That is why some members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo state, who recently defected to the ruling Party in the state, Labour Party, (LP), have started having a rethink for their action. Gist Plus can reveal that the defected members to LP are right now regretting over the failure of Governor Olusegun Mimiko to fulfill his promise to them that they cross-carpeted. It was gathered that the Governor promised them the sum of N2 million each if they joined the LP, but it was only the sum of N1 million that he paid them as an advanced payment, promising to balance up after their public declaration To LP.Gist Plus learnt that after waiting for some months and the balance was yet to be paid, as we heard, some of the defected politicians went to meet Gov. Mimiko over the matter, but were shocked by the Governor’s attitude, as he was alleged to have asked to go and work for the party in their various local government areas before demanding for the balance. We even gathered that this made some of the defectors, including a former Commissioner in the administration of Segun Agagu, to start making moves to return to the PDP.

RAJI RASAKI'S WIFE, FATIMAH WARNS TINUBU

Responding to a statement credited to the former Lagos State Governor, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, that electorate should be up in arms against anyone who may stand on their way during the 2011 elections. THE GIST PLUS can reveal that the statement did not in anyway go down well with Hon. Fatimat Raji-Rasaki, who is a member of the House of Representatives and the pretty wife of former Lagos State Military Administrator, Raji Rasaki, as she warms Tinubu to stop making inciting statement in order to prevent violent activities among youths and uncharitable. Hon. Raji-Rasaki also stressed that it was high time political leaders learnt from past experiences in Nigeria in which case, politics was played with deep seated bitterness, which according to her, ultimately, led to arson, vandalism and general that the first two republics in Nigeria were replete with gory stories of destruction of properties owned by perceived opposition members in the now, mostly the old Ondo State where she hails from.

WHO IS AFTER HON. FOLAKE OSINOWO

Can mischief makers leave Hon. Folake Olunloyo Osinowo, a member of House of Representatives alone? As you read this, they have started spreading an untrue tale about her. This time, THE GIST PLUS gathered that the mischief makers are saying Hon. Osinowo’s aspiration to return to the House of Reps may be dashed, because some have accused her of ‘use and dump politics’. Others claim that she lacks good human relations, some are even spreading rumours that some people in some areas within her constituency, especially those at the Mobil, Ring Road axis cannot forget their maltreatment by this Honourable members during her rerun election. Feelers from her constituency in THE GIST PLUS disposal indicates that the disruption of a programme she held recently at Ibadan Boys High School, where she distributed items to her constituency, is been said to clearly indicates the level of the hostility she should expect to face in her desire to return to the House. This mischief makes told us that even the event was disrupted by some people believed to be thugs. Some bade belle, further said that they were thugs loyal to Folake Osinowo that disrupted the ceremony. THE GIST PLUS heard from sources that this mischief maker said Osinowo reportedly promised the thugs some largesse which she did not fulfill. This is the highest level of gang up by bad belle people against Osinowo’s quest to return to the House of Reps in 2011, but can’t just they leave her alone.

Leave Hon. Folake Osinowo Alone!

Can mischief makers leave Hon. Folake Olunloyo Osinowo, a member of House of Representatives alone? As you read this, they have started spreading an untrue tale about her. This time, THE GIST PLUS gathered that the mischief makers are saying Hon. Osinowo’s aspiration to return to the House of Reps may be dashed, because some have accused her of ‘use and dump politics’. Others claim that she lacks good human relations, some are even spreading rumours that some people in some areas within her constituency, especially those at the Mobil, Ring Road axis cannot forget their maltreatment by this Honourable members during her rerun election. Feelers from her constituency in THE GIST PLUS disposal indicates that the disruption of a programme she held recently at Ibadan Boys High School, where she distributed items to her constituency, is been said to clearly indicates the level of the hostility she should expect to face in her desire to return to the House. This mischief makes told us that even the event was disrupted by some people believed to be thugs. Some bade belle, further said that they were thugs loyal to Folake Osinowo that disrupted the ceremony. THE GIST PLUS heard from sources that this mischief maker said Osinowo reportedly promised the thugs some largesse which she did not fulfill. This is the highest level of gang up by bad belle people against Osinowo’s quest to return to the House of Reps in 2011, but can’t just they leave her alone.

Raji Rasaki’s Wife, Fatimah Warms Tinub

Responding to a statement credited to the former Lagos State Governor, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, that electorate should be up in arms against anyone who may stand on their way during the 2011 elections. GIST PLUS can reveal that the statement did not in anyway go down well with Hon. Fatimat Raji-Rasaki, who is a member of the House of Representatives and the pretty wife of former Lagos State Military Administrator, Raji Rasaki, as she warms Tinubu to stop making inciting statement in order to prevent violent activities among youths and uncharitable. Hon. Raji-Rasaki also stressed that it was high time political leaders learnt from past experiences in Nigeria in which case, politics was played with deep seated bitterness, which according to her, ultimately, led to arson, vandalism and general that the first two republics in Nigeria were replete with gory stories of destruction of properties owned by perceived opposition members in the Ekiti State where she hails from.

Sen. Omisore’s Unique Campaign Posters

The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriation, Otunba Christopher Iyiola Omisore, who is one of the governorship aspirants on the platform of the PDP in Osun State, has come up with a unique designed campaign to distinguish him from other aspirants, now saturated Osogbo, the state capital and other towns and villages, just like other PDP governorship aspirants. THE GIST PLUS gathered that Omisore’s campaign posters differed in messages and the manner they we pasted. For instance, one of the very significant message on one of his posters that cannot be ignored is “Atan-Ajanaku”, which means “The head of an elephant”. Such a message many says could not have been directed to anybody else other than Omisore’s fellow contestants who perceived to be very inferior to him due to their political strength. It will be recall recently, the Senator said that some of those contesting PDP governorship ticket were nowhere 11-years ago when he was the deputy governor of Osun state under Chief Adebisi Akande, who is now the national Chairman of the Action Congress (AC). THE GIST PLUS gathered that the Ile-Ife-born politician has stated that the governorship race is not for new comers about the same way the head of an elephant is not for a toddler to carry. Sources told us that the Senator’s desperation to rule Osun state is clearly visible from his campaign efforts especially at his secretariat which sends a powerful signed to everyone that the lawmaker is so committed to the course