By Bilesanmi Abayomi
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has announced the appointment of Alhaji Rahman Owokoniran, a prominent figure within the party’s ranks, as the acting National Vice Chairman (South-West) in the wake of former National Vice Chairman Soji Adagunodo’s passing.
The decision to elevate Owokoniran to this significant role comes as no surprise given his distinguished political career, including his tenure as a member of the Lagos State House of Assembly and his recent position as the Zonal Secretary of the PDP South-West Zone.
The announcement was made following the conclusion of the South West PDP Zonal Executive meeting held in Ibadan last Saturday. This pivotal gathering was attended by party leaders and officials from across the South-West region.
In a communique released after the meeting, Chief Sanya Atofarati, the Southwest PDP Zonal Publicity Secretary, emphasized the temporary nature of Owokoniran’s role, pending the election of a permanent National Vice Chairman in accordance with the provisions of the PDP constitution. Atofarati’s statement underlined the party’s commitment to upholding democratic principles and transparency in its internal processes.
Beyond this internal appointment, the PDP Southwest zone reiterated its strong stance in supporting its candidates who are currently embroiled in legal battles at the Election Petition Tribunals, fighting for their mandates that they believe were unjustly taken from them. The party remains resolute in its pursuit of justice and upholding the integrity of the electoral system.
In a move that showcases the party’s awareness and engagement with national issues, the PDP South-West zone also took the opportunity to criticize the federal government led by the All Progressives Congress (APC) for its approach to the removal of fuel subsidy. The party condemned what it deemed a “directionless approach,” emphasizing the lack of concrete plans or measures in place to mitigate the potential adverse effects of this decision on the Nigerian populace.
Kosofe Post Whatsapp platform comments:
Rahman Owokoniran is climbing the ladder,slow n steady. Good luck to him
*Engr. Olusola Adedayo*
*Alias Moschino*
Congratulations on your new position Sir. I know you’ve worked hard to reach this point, and I’m so happy that you’ve been recognized based on your political managerial skill and commitment to the party. Comrade Daniyan Oluwashola Cares
All Politics is local, Hon Rahman Owokoniran is a political contractor and a leader without a followers.
Congratulations to him.
Oloye Salami Oluwaseun
I don’t accept that premise from you because you can’t be a leader when you don’t have followers, Without leaders, there wouldn’t be any followers,
Followership is a practice, as leadership is a practice. Good followership is as necessary to a good outcome, @Oloye Ouwaseun except if you want to be biased in your submission because Hon Owokoniran has more than 85% of PDP loyalist here in kosofe or can any of the 2023 PDP candidates emerged without his financial and grassroot support.
*Finally someone who chased out the man who turn kosofe PDP to a family affairs in kosofe*
Comrade Daniyan Oluwashola
All this your write up is nothing but fallacy, in which yourself known vividly.
*Adigun Noheem Olufemi*
Are you still a PDP member? And why did you left? Mention another leader in kosofe or in Lagos that can compete with Owokoniran in terms of commitment to the party, though I might not be on the same page with him because of our political differences but olofo lon binu ologo, let’s give it to him the man who stopped chop alone in kosofe PDP,
Comrade Daniyan Oluwashola
Sola did you go through your write up before you post at all? Pls this your message is not correlated at all, you are praising whom you have difference with? Is this not the same Owokoniran you are insulting on your social media handle during party primary and before election?
Yes of course no leader has ever perform woefully interm of managing people in kosofe , infact the last kosofe election result is an evidence or translate a kind of leader incharge of kosofe PDP affairs right now, PDP kosofe now in comatose situation. My good bro many of you are lamenting about the party situation and you people will be writing different thing on social media. Is better for you people to call a spade a spade.
Haba Olorun mafi atije atimu wa si owo Ota wa ooo.
Adigun Noheem Olifemi
You refuse to respond to my question are you still a PDP member and what prompted your exit from the party? Alfa what happened in kosofe happened everywhere because we underated the labour party force forgetting majority of PDP votes are from non indigene here in Lagos,
I said it earlier I might not be on the same page with Hon Owokoniran but I still have to congratulates him because is better to play anti group within your party than to play anti party like what you guys did die-minuete to election just because of peanut and boy-boy politics.
Comrade Daniyan Oluwashola
Sola i have told you time without number that you should stop confusing yourself. I doubt you even known that Barrister Ajisafe of Irepodun local government is now Vice chairman of South West PDP? Continue to be deceiving yourself with Labour Party senario ooo, if you continue doing like this your political calculation will always failed you, how many State Honourable does Labour Party have in Lagos, me and you known local government that Labour Party votes affected in Lagos State. My good bro my decamping to any political party is not your cup of coffee, is my right to choose where i love to belong which i did at a right time, how does that affected or concerned you? Glory be to God am not part of your Party failure. Dont forget a political failure will always have eschews after every four years. Ire ooooo
Adigun Noheem Olufemi.
Wao!!! So you knew our party and your party then was a failure, definitely your leader contributed to the failure or can you say it on this platform what is the source of income of your leader before joining PDP? After you guys swept everywhere you now turned your self to an ambassador of change…
*Comrade Daniyan Oluwashola*
@Noheem you better don’t allow us to demarket your boss because by the time we open his political atrocities he might be deported back to NNPP not even PDP again.
Thank God Hon Moyo is on this platform and he knows him too well
*Comrade Daniyan Oluwashola*
Am just imagine when youth like you will ne wise up with a kind of politics that is going on in this country, well i cant blame you ” ona ofun ni onah orun”.
I always tell you is not just to open mouth and talk, but to always make a mature political statement that is all what you lack, Sola can you tell me any Kosofe PDP leader you have not write bad thing about him/ her or black mail at your social media handle? ‘ everyone of them known you now and they all known what you need’. Just continue igbeyin lodun oloku ada.
You forgot you said Chief owokoniran dont have kosofe voters cards some few month agos? Abi no be the same man you are praising today? Is better for you to be discipline yourself about public relation , not because of today but for your future references.
*Adigun Noheem Olufemi*
Is better to do onofun ona orun to someone who appreciates it not to your leader that keeps on collecting money from party members without giving them position, when I said Hon Owokoniran has no kosofe voters card did he denied it then? Check my space I don’t write rubbish and I can never be a praise singer without value, you guys should repent instead of ripping or duping members for political positions, find something else and do with your leader.. if am lying heaven knows I was duped then by your leader…. I remain a PDP member till tomorrow and I will never be a slave but a follower with good impact..
Comrade Daniyan Oluwashola
Just continue console yourself on social Media.
‘Gbogbo Oya lounpe ara re ni odu’
Both PDP and APC leader kuku known who is who when it is high time to play a serious politics. Ire oooooo.
Adigun Noheem Olufemi
@Noheem I know why you guys are angry because I disagree with your window-window for jandor, see if you don’t know a lot of people had work with your boss and non of them can write something good about him, likes of KOKO, Opomulero, Adegbidin, Olabiran…and so on… answer my question what is the source of income of your boss before he joined the party? Please am too strong to talk ooo…
*Or mention one person that progresses from your leader school of thought*
Comrade Daniyan Oluwashola
Dear Fellow brothers in politics,( sola and alfa)
Just reading some of your conversations and exchange.
Please can you shealth your swords
Thanks.
*Francis Adebayo*