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The Chairman, Organisation and Mobilisation
Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party in the South-West, Mr. Buruji
Kashamu, has said his organisation, Omoilu Foundation, distributed 66,000
litres of kerosene to residents of Osun State.
Kashamu, who spoke in Ede on Sunday through the
Managing Director of the Foundation, Mr. Samson Onasile, just before the start
of the distribution, said the gesture was not to induce voters but to assist
the people.
He added that an additional 66,000 litres of
kerosene would arrive in Osogbo this week for distribution.
Onasile said the group was not involved in any fraudulent
activity which could disenfranchise voters in Osun State contrary to the claim
of the ruling All Progressives Congress.
He explained that politicians started making
overtures to the foundation having realised that members of the foundation who
were benefitting from the magnanimity of Kashamu had electoral value.
Onasile said, “The Omoilu Foundation gave out 750
vehicles and 1,000 motorcycles in 2006. The chairman (Kashamu) at times
distributes recharge cards to members without asking them to do anything for
him.
“We are distributing kerosene today to assist our
members in the state (Osun State).
“Before you are registered as a member of the
foundation, you are requested to obtain a form and we get your data. We ask
them to come with their voter cards to know that they registered.
“We encourage them to register so that they would
be able to vote and we ask them to bring their cards to know that they truly
registered and got their cards.”
According to him residents of Ondo State and
other states which are not preparing for elections are also registering to
become members of Omoilu Foundation.
Onasile said the allegation that the foundation
was an occult group was a lie and was aimed at discrediting its chairman.
“We have registered 140,000 members for Omoilu
Foundation in Osun State as of today and many are still obtaining our forms.
“We are distributing 66,000 litres today and
before Tuesday additional 66,000 would arrive for distribution. The kegs for
the kerosene is branded PDP of course and the chairman is a leader of the PDP
and would work for the interest of the party.
“Omoilu Foundation is not an occult group like
some politicians are saying. We are interested in the welfare of our members,”
he added.
It will be recalled that Governor Rauf Aregbesola
has asked the people of the state to shun registering with the foundation while
claiming the group was an occult one.
T
he Director, Communication Research and
Strategy, Osun APC, Mr. Kunle Oyatomi, described the distribution of kerosene
as a ploy to hoodwink the citizenry.
Oyatomi said, “Why do you need to collect
people’s voters’ cards if not for fraudulent purposes?
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