Adedeji Aladesawe, the OPC’s Osun State coordinator, was fired by the National Executive Council and National Coordinating Council of the Oodua People’s Congress (OPC) headed by Gani Adams for allegedly receiving N35 million from Asiwaju Bola Tinubu to help him garner support in the February 25 presidential election.
Aboderin Adeyemi, the current Secretary of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, Osun State Council, took over from Aladesawe as OPC Secretary in Osun State.
The National Coordinating Council and the OPC NEC both acknowledged the development, according to a statement released on Sunday by the OPC Publicity Secretary, Yinka Oguntimehin.
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The statement read, “This is to inform the public that the National Executive Council has approved the appointment of Aboderin Adeyemi as the new coordinator of the Osun State chapter of the Oodua People’s Congress.
“The appointment came as a result of the OPC leadership’s desire to sustain the ideals of promoting the core values of the organisation.”
When Punch got in touch with Aladesawe, he said that the OPC National Coordinator, Chief Gani Adams, had fired him over claims that he had solicited N35 million from Tinubu to help him gain support in the run-up to the most recent presidential election.
Aladesawe said, “I was removed alongside Oyo State Coordinator, Olumo, and two others. People had called our National Coordinator, Gani Adams, to ask him if there is proof that I collected money from Tinubu before the last presidential election because that was the allegation levelled against us.
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“I was accused of collecting N35m and a Jeep from Tinubu before the last election. I have never met Tinubu or any of his representatives. Olumo and I, the Oyo Coordinator, were accused of collecting N35m each and vehicles.
“Without any evidence against us; we were removed by the National Coordinator.
“We were even made to swear before the highest OPC leadership to prove our innocence.”
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