Your Allegations Are Baseless, Unfounded, APC Tells Lasun Yussuff

By Abdulrofiu Agboola

The leadership of the All Progressive  Congress (APC) in Osun State has described the allegation of the Deputy Speaker,  House of Representatives, Rt Hon Lasun Yusuff that some members of the APC are after his life as unfounded, baseless, and of no security concern.

CityMirrorNews reports that, Lasun Yusuff, had on Saturday,  through his aides alleged some members of the House of Representatives from Osun, and the  Osun APC Chairman, of threatening his life since the expression of his intention to run for Osun Governorship seat in 2018.

In a Press Release signed by Barrister Kunle Oyatomi, the Director of Publicity, Research and Strategy of the All Progressives Congress (APC), the party coined  Lasun Yusuff a cheap opportunist.

The party also denied the claim by Hon Yusuff that himself and the late Isiaka Adeleke were singled out and warned not to contest in 2018 governorship election.

“The attention of the leadership of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in the State of Osun have been drawn to a release issued by one Dr. Aderemi Suleiman Ajala on behalf of the Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives, Hon. Lasun Yussuf on the threat to his life, among all other allegations which are unfounded and baseless, they are of no security concern to say the least.

“We hereby state unequivocally that the Deputy Speaker and his band of delusional propagandists are mere opportunists clustering to the death of our late party leader and illustrious son of Ede, Senator Isiaka Adeleke to make smokescreen names and score undue political relevance for themselves.

“To all intent and purposes, the deputy speaker has once again demonstrated to the teeming populace that he is a mischievous and a mere opportunist who lacks the deserving respect for the dead and cannot stand by the etiquette and traditional norms of our rich cultural heritage as Yoruba speaking people.

“Setting the records straight, the executive of the Osun State APC in line with the tenets of democratic principles entrenched in the ideology of our great party, and in order not to distract the business of developmental governance and fulfilment of our electioneering promises as contained in our manifesto issued an advisory notice to all intending governorship aspirants for the 2018 elections to wait until there are clear guidelines and directives by INEC. As such, the claim by Hon. Lasun Yussuff that himself and the late Adeleke were singled out and warned is a blatant lie and a template to deceit.

“Without searching further, Hon. Yusuff has shown to us that he is the chief sponsor and promoter of the irritating blackmail against the government of the state of Osun that the late senator of osun west senatorial district was poisoned which was a resultant effect of his death. This in its entirety is illogical and irresponsible.

“Its quite unfortunate that someone who rode on the popularity and acceptability of our party to get to National Assembly could fabricate tissues of lies against the Government and Leadership of the Party. We only wish to advise the lawmaker to simply retrace his steps if truly he is still a member of the Osun APC,” the statement reads in part.