By Mumini AbdulKareem
Members of Eesa/Shawo/Igbodun state constituency in the Offa Local Government Area of Kwara State have officially written to the Kwara State House of Assembly and the state chapter of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on the recall process of the majority leader of the House, Hon. Hassan Oyeleke over alleged under performance.
The members, who cut across various parties numbering about fifty, stormed the headquarters of National Pilot on Monday displaying their voters cards.
They also presented a certified copy of their letters of protest to the House, INEC and the commissioner of police over the matter.
In the letter, they accused Oyeleke of failing in his responsibilities to initiate or support any motion towards delivering on any of his promises to the constituency, adding that he had failed to influence a single project since his first tenure in 2011 till date.
They alleged that he also caused discord and disunity in the party by manipulating wards chairmen to change preferred candidate in the 2017 council election among others.
Speaking with Pilot Politics, leader of the group, Hon Mufutau Adeyemo, said the issue is not about hatred for Oyeleke but the overall interest of the constituency.
He said there is no going back on the process and once INEC has accented their request, necessary machinery will be rolled out to actualise their request.
He said they have gathered over four thousand signatures thus far which is increasing every day.
Meanwhile the Offa Local Government chapter of the party has accused a serving House of Representatives member and a former senatorial candidate of being behind the recall threat against the Leader of the Kwara State House of Assembly, Hon Hassan Oyeleke.
The Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Kwara South Senatorial District of the party, ?Chief John Adebayo Ogundiran, said facts at their disposal revealed that an ex-senatorial candidate having grouses over his loss in the 2015 general elections is behind the recall saga of the lawmaker.
The party also accused a member of the lower arm of the National Assembly of sponsoring the process due to his dwindling chances of securing re-election ticket in 2019.
Seven councillors, who hail from Eesa/Shawo/Igbodun Constituency in Offa Local Government Area of the state, including the Chairman of Offa Local Government, Arch. Abdulateef Gbadamosi; the party Chairman in Offa, Alhaji Azeez Aro, attended the media briefing in Ilorin at the weekend.
The party however refused to name the alleged sponsors behind the threat.
Ogundiran? took a swipe at what he called “Mufutau-Adeyemo-led-Pull-Oyeleke-Down-Agenda” and urged lovers of democracy to halt the recall process against the lawmaker,
He said the move was aimed at subjecting the institution of democracy to public ridicule.
According to him, Adeyemo, the spokesman of those seeking the recall of the Kwara House of Assembly Leader, was doing the bidding of his masters as part of his ambition to secure a futile supervisory councillorship seat.
He said the lawmaker, in spite of the economic misfortune experienced in the country and shortfall in allocations to the states of the federation, remained accessible and available for assistance in different ways.
Ogundiran maintained that Oyeleke had facilitated employment opportunities and developmental projects to Offa town and influenced others ?captured in the 2018 budget, adding that he remained committed to scaling all heights, fathom depths and traverse horizons to ensure the people of his constituents enjoy the dividends of democracy,
He assured that Oyeleke would not be distracted by the actions of the proponents of the recall process, because he enjoys the confidence and support of traditional rulers, religious and party leaders, youths and stakeholders.
