By; BAYO AKAMO, Ibadan
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) immediate past Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Prince Diran Odeyemi on Saturday rapped a PDP chieftain in Oyo State,, Alhaji Adebisi Olopoeniyan on his reaction to his recent on a radio programme in IbadanPrince Odeyemi in a statement berated Alhaji Olopoeniyan for chosing him as a topic for his comment of Gov Seyi Makinde and the PDP in Oyo state, saying, ” I stand by all what I said in that interview without apology to you or anybody. It is my personal opinion which I careless if does not meet your expectations.”
The PDP leader stressed ” when Gov Ayo Fayose expressed a similar statement of fact in his speech before the Southwest congress, you are one of the people that grumbled and condemned him but went missing during voting. I am therefore not surprised but wonder about your audacity to pick on me”.
” A simple telephone call to me (you have my numbers) for clarity would have been ideal but in your usual character, you saw an opportunity to voice out your frustration against the positive mention of the name of your enemy- Gov Seyi Makinde. The Governor is your enemy and whoever did not agree or join you in condemning him is also your enemy by extension”, he said.
Prince Odeyemi added, ” this idea and line of thinking is too shallow, immature and crude. Gov Makinde is not my friend either but I, like many other committed and enlightened politicians are matured in disagreement with him”.
” I wonder why you chose me as another of your object for cheap publicity. I know your style. Rushing to the press in your imagination throws you up politically and has become your marketing strategy towards getting recognition and patronages. What is wrong is choosing me as another of your opportunity for cheap bravado. I am up to the task of putting you at your level.
” At the risk of sounding immodest, I am not in your class and so can never be who you are. I am sophisticated urbane and educated the qualities that you lack. These standards you lack are the reason you should not have expected me to say what you will fancy or lend credence to your ways in action and utterances. This is not a pride but a statement of fact , I repeat, we are not on the same level.”
The former PDP Deputy National Publicity Secretary stressed, ” Yes, I understand you are arms-in-glove with Gov Seyi Makinde which is not unexpected in politics but assuming everybody should join you in your archaic manner of fighting him is too shallow a thought.”
” This is not a pride but a statement of fact , I repeat, we are not on the same level. Yes, I understand you are arms-in-glove with Gov Seyi Makinde which is not unexpected in politics but assuming everybody should join you in your archaic manner of fighting him is too shallow a thought.
” Your personal reasons for choosing him as your enemy is not the same reason why some of us don’t fancy his inability as a leader to embrace all. He may not be who we expected as a political head but God and destiny as made him our leader which is a fact that is against your comprehension and understanding. You obviously can not give what you don’t possess, you are deficient in exposure”.
Prince Odeyemi stressed, ” must we allow our sense of reasoning to becloud our sense of judgment? No, I don’t think it should. While we are in disagreement with Gov Seyi Makinde’s political style, he remains our symbol and emblem”.
According to Prince Odeyemi, “his modest achievements in governance is our joint claim and collective gain as members of PDP that wants to remain in office. Assuming we don’t want him as our symbol beyond 2023, must we brake the pot with which we will eventually need to produce another soup?
” While Governor Seyi Makinde may not be who we expected, no matter the level of dislike for his person and style, it will be unfair to discredit, insult and bring him down at any given opportunity especially in the media which has become your trademark. He is not clueless in governance but in my estimation is limited in the political methodology of winning over his perceived enemies.
” A committed party man will not disparage or belittle him and his office in anger. Subtle advice and constant gentle approach I believe is a better approach for us that are determined to stay put in PDP.”
