VIDEO: Osun PDP chairman, Bisi declares war against factional members
The Chairman of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) in Osun State, Sunday Bisi, has ordered an attack on the factional members of the party led by a former governorship aspirant, Dotun Babayemi.
The chairman, who spoke during a program at Awo in Egbedore local government area of the State, a video of which was posted online, vowed to lead the attack on any member of the faction whenever he sees them in his constituency.
The faction led by Babayemi recently launched a restructuring movement tagged “Atunto” to reposition the party for effective performance come 2026 governorship election.
The Party Chairman said the faction had been suspended and directed whoever sees them to unleash terror on them.
Speaking in the video, Bisi said, “Those who gathered and called themselves ‘Atunto’, you will notice that you have not been hearing them again; you will never hear them again.
“The disgruntled elements that call themselves ‘Atunto’ collected money from APC, those are agents of APC that took the party to the Supreme Court, they knew that even if the case was delivered in their favour they wouldn’t be the beneficiary.
“I said that they are not our party members. They have been expelled from the party and they stand expelled from the party.
“I am an Ijesa man and in fact, we Ijesas are known for war. So if you see these people (Babayemi’s group) who call themselves Atunto in this local government, drive them away until they become useless. At this point, I am saying unequivocally and publicly too, that in the Ijesa land where I come from, nobody dare call himself/herself Atunto. If I see any of such, I will personally lead the war to their camp and beat them thoroughly,” Bisi threatened.
Meanwhile, Babayemi has urged the state police command and the Directorate of State Security Services (DSS) to invite the Party Chairman for questioning over the threat.
In a release issued by his media office, on Monday, Babayemi, who decried the unguarded statements of Bisi, urged security agencies to take necessary action against the state PDP chairman for inciting his supporters to unsettle the peace being enjoyed in the state.
He said, “I’m for peace at all times; my teeming supporters across the state are known for their peaceful conduct. The “Atunto” in question is a cooperative society duly registered and protected by the law. It’s a society present in all the local governments in the state.On whose authority is Sunday Bisi speaking and threatening a lawful body?
He warned the state PDP chairman not to jeopardize the peace currently being enjoyed by the people of the state through his ‘recklessness,’ insisting that he would continue to ensure that the peaceful waters of the state were not unsettled through any undue provocation.
Babayemi disclosed that a petition had been forwarded to the IGP and other security agencies in Abuja for their intervention in order to avert a turmoil.
