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In less than a year, Osun NURTW ex-Chairman dumps PDP, rejoins APC

by KakakiOodua Media Services in Osun, Politics

The Southwest Zonal Chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Olalekan Folorunsho, popularly known as Lekan Salami.

Eleven months after dumping the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the Former Chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) in Osun State , Chief Olalekan Folorunsho, popularly known as Lekan Salami, rejoined his former party.

It would be recalled that Salami in October 2024, dumped the Osun APC for the ruling PDP, Lekan Salami was received then by the Speaker of the Osun House of Assembly, Rt Hon. Adewale Egbedun into PDP.

Egbedun while responding, expressed his enthusiasm for the new strength and experience that Lekan Salami and his followers will bring to the PDP, saying, “I am thrilled to welcome you into our fold. “Your wealth of experience and dedication to the people of Osun will undoubtedly enhance our efforts in promoting development and good governance.”

But the NURTW boss , who is also a High Chief and the Loro of Ijesaland , was recently seen in the company of a chieftain of the Osun APC and the Executive Director Federal Housing Authority FHA, Engr Remi Omowaiye, donning a cap with the insignia of a leading governorship aspirant under the Osun APC, Asiwaju Bola Oyebamiji (AMBO).

Efforts to get clarification on the matter proved abortive as calls put across to the former Osun NURTW chairman were not connecting at the time of filing this report

However, the chairman of the All Progressives Congress in Ilesa East Local Government, Mr Fowowe Akinola, said Lekan Salami is back to the party.

Akinola while speaking with osun.life, stated that the picture showed that the former Osun NURTW chairman is back in APC folds.

The APC chairman said although he has not spoken to Salami directly, “the message I got is that he is back to the APC.

“Chief Salami did not even leave the party in the first instance. What he said was that some people in the party pissed him off and that’s why he stepped back.”But with the picture circulating online, Salami is back fully with us.”

Also a close associate of Lekan Salami who doesn't want to mentioned confirmed that he has rejoined Osun APC and is poised to support the party to return to power in Osun.

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