The gubernatorial candidate of the Labour Party in the last Osun State election and former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yusuf Lasun, has revealed why he dumped Labour for the PDP after his unsuccessful contest for the gubernatorial seat in the state.
Speaking to selected newsmen in Oshogbo, the capital of Osun State, Yusuf Lasun said he left the Labour Party for the PDP because the former is unserious and rather in the hands of characters who conceal their true identities. Yusuf lambasted Peter Obi and accused him of being a pretentious character who lacks leadership qualities and is only interested in his growth and ambition.
“The Labour Party is a breeding ground for political hawks, jokers, and snipers who are not interested in leadership; it’s unfortunate that these characters that cluster the party are being led by Peter Obi, whom we thought was a different politician all-together, but in reality, he is a worse character.
“Obi never called or picked up my call after the governorship election in Osun State; he didn’t bother to ask how far we have gone with those who supported us in the election. Most of the money we got from donors for the election has still not been accounted for or remitted. Every effort I made to reach out to the presumed leader of the party, Peter Obi, by virtue of his position as the presidential candidate, proved abortive, and I was reliably informed that he said he would not want to have any discussion with me.”
Yusuf noted that “after the election, he owed debt ranging from logistics for those who worked closely for the party during the election, among others, but Obi never cared to ask questions for one day; he instead instructed Doyin Okupe and others to withhold funds donated for our election.
“Stories abound how Peter Obi is spending money for the Labour Party in his immediate Anambra State, but nothing at all is happening in any other state of the Federation; what he does is use the party name to raise funds and concentrate them on Anambra State alone, with nothing at all for other states; such actions leave us to wonder if he is running for Governor of Anambra State or what. There’s no presence of the Labour Party in Osun State, and the few votes the party got in the last election were due to my popularity and not that of Obi or anyone else. I think it’s high time we began to tell Nigerians the truth, that the Labour Party and Peter Obi are playing pranks on Nigerians.”
The former Guber candidate lamented that he was treated with leprosy fingers and the Labour Party in Osun abandoned him while money raised for the sake of the party was rather being diverted by Obi and his cronies who are using the party to enrich themselves. Yusuf said that and many more informed his decision to leave, saying that they are not serious and Obi is a self-centered human and treacherous politician.
Yusuf warned Nigerians as he called on Peter Obi and Okupe to account for the millions of Naira that passed through the Bank accounts provided for Osun election and how they were spent.
