There was a mild drama Saturday night as Oyo State Governor, Engr Seyi Makinde shocked members of his ruling party, Peoples Democratic Party(PDP), as he suddenly exited himself from the party official WhatsApp group.
Penpushing reports that, Governor who took the shocking decision and did not give any reasons for his action, but political sources disclosed that, he(Makinde) angrily left the group in protests to the ongoing power tussle within the ranks and files of the South-West of the party.
The Governor before he left, there were discussions said to be centred on a viral video, that has to do with his administration, and one of the party members identified as Engr Akeem Olatunji wrote, ’this video has gone viral but the authority need to confirm the veracity of the claim. Its very urgent to address the message. Several injured as APC members fight over registration in Oyo State’
Penpushing further reports that, the bittered Governor in response to Olatunji’s statement wrote ’what is the relevance of this on PDP official platform?’, and thereafter left angrily
The Governor apparently not comfortable towards the development in his own reactions declared that, it is not every video that government should respond to, describing those behind the video as idiots
‘Everytime some idiots makes a video, the government must respond….I don’t get it really…you need mature people to make meaningful contributions on your platform’, Makinde was quoted in his reaction
Penpushing also reports that, shortly after his reactions, the Governor immediately exited himself from the platform, and within a twinkle, some of his loyalists were reported to have joined him to leave the platform
The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Taiwo Adisa while reacting to his boss exit from the platform, declared that Makinde just like every citizen to belong any exit any social group, without any form of uproar on the platform Just like every citizen of this country, the governor should be free to belong to or exit any social group without any form of uproar. As much as I know, the principle guiding membership of social groups remains free entry and free exit. It can’t be different in the case of Governor Seyi Makinde’.
‘The questions here are simple; why is the Governor’s exit from a WhatsApp platform being exaggerated and portrayed as a national issue? Why are some people seeking to give relevance to a mundane issue as this?’,Adisa stated
‘Does anyone know when and why Governor Makinde joined the said group? Was the group set up or guided by the Constitution of the PDP such that it should become an issue when someone leaves?’, he said
‘That platform is by no means a statutory body or group. Membership of the platform is voluntary and it’s only a social gathering. We cannot give official toga to something that is strictly a social media platform’.
‘In fact, we would not have loved to dignify such issue with a response, but we cannot allow individuals with penchant for pedestrian tendencies run amok with a piece of distraction as this’,Adisa added.
‘As a digital Governor, Governor Makinde belongs to different groups and platforms and he can choose to exit anyone at anytime as his schedules dictate.Though someone may be persuaded by the fact that the group is called PDP official platform’
‘We have since discovered that people of varied political persuasions are members. If that was not the case, we would not be having a narrative that tries to magnify the fact that a loyal PDP member left a mere WhatsApp platform and make same look like a matter of urgent national importance. It is not strictly the official business of the PDP that goes on the platform, so those insinuating untruths should desist’.
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