In a bid to secure a smooth re-election for the incumbent governor of Osun State, a 52 man committee to be headed by the ex-national secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Prof Wale Oladipo has been put together.
Credible information has it that Prof Wale Oladipo will team up with the Deputy Minority Leader of the Senate, Lere Oyewumi, who has been appointed as the Director General of the campaign committee.
The Commissioner for Information, Mr. Kolapo Alimi, is appointed to the position of Deputy Director General. The convener of the Coalition of Public Interests Lawyers and Advocates in Nigeria, Pelumi Olajengbesi, will assume the role of spokesperson, while Bola Ajao will serve as the secretary.
“It will be chaired by the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of Council at Osun State University, Prof Wale Ladipo, while the Senate Minority Leader, Senator Lere Oyewumi, has been appointed Director General
“Further strengthening the campaign structure, the lawmaker representing Ede North, Ede South, Egbedore and Ejigbo Federal Constituency at the National Assembly, Bamidele Salam, who also chairs the House Committee on Public Accounts, will head the Media and Publicity Committee, while former secretary to the Osun State Government, Alhaji Moshood Adeoti, will oversee Inter-Party Relations along side other 29 campaign council standing committees
“At the federal constituencies level, the Imole Federal Constituency Campaign Committee will be constituted in each of the nine federal constituencies.
“Membership will include working committee members, state party officers, members of the House of Assembly, commissioners, special advisers, council chairmen, and party chairmen from each constituency.
The committee is expected to “serve as the highest decision-making body of the campaign, overseeing the planning, execution, and evaluation of all campaign programmes and messaging strategies. It is also tasked with ensuring cohesion and discipline across the campaign structure.
“In addition, the body will coordinate and supervise campaign operations at all levels, including federal constituencies, local governments, wards, diaspora networks, and polling units, to ensure a unified and integrated approach.”
