The Caretaker Committee Chairman of the Osun State Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC), Odesola Oluseye Titus, has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to disregard claims by Dr Tosin Odeyemi to represent the council.
Addressing journalists on Saturday, Titus alleged that recent findings had raised questions over Odeyemi’s claim to membership of IPAC, insisting that he lacked the legal authority to speak or act on behalf of the council.
According to Odesola, “Odeyemi is not affiliated with any recognised political party,” adding that his resignation from the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) ended his eligibility to participate in IPAC affairs.
He claimed that there was no record of the Democratic Leadership Alliance (DLA), with which Odeyemi identified himself, on INEC’s portal.
“It has been confirmed that Odeyemi does not hold any legal authority to represent or be part of IPAC, nor is he affiliated with any recognised political party.
“The claim about bias by the IPAC National Secretariat is not true. He contested under the umbrella of the NNPP against the last chairman, Pastor Victor Akande of the Accord, and neither of them was chosen. His claim is wrong. His interest is to lead at all costs,” he said.
He commended the IPAC National Secretariat for constituting a caretaker committee for the Osun chapter, saying the decision ensured there was no leadership vacuum ahead of the forthcoming governorship election.
Odesola called on other political parties to join him in moving Osun IPAC forward and assured them and other stakeholders
