It is apparently not uhuru yet for the Labour Party Campaign Organisation as its newly appointed Director-General has been ordered to resign.
A former aide for ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo during his civilian regime, Osuntokun was named the new Director-General (DG) of the Labour Party Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) on Tuesday.
He was appointed to replace embattled Doyin Okupe, who resigned as the Obi-Datti campaign council director-general days ago following his conviction over alleged money laundering.
However, the embattled Labour Party’s National Publicity Secretary, Abayomi Arabambi, has kicked against Osuntokun’s appointment and asked him to immediately resign.
In a statement made available to reporters on Wednesday morning, Arabambi opposed Osuntokun’s appointment due to his membership in the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP).
“In my capacity as the National Publicity Secretary of Labour Party, I am opposing the announcement of Prof Akin Osuntokun as the DG Labour Party Campaign Organisation because at present, he is the Senatorial candidate of Zenith Labour Party, ZLP, Ekiti State and in the February 25, 2023, National Assembly election. The National Chairman, Barrister Julius Abure, by this treacherous act has compromised the victory of Labour Party and this political rascality will not stand,” Arabambi stated.
“I am therefore calling on Prof Akin Osuntokun to resign as the DG Labour Party campaign organisation with immediate effect or face court action within the next five days,” the statement added.
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