The Caretaker Committee Chairman of the Osun State Inter-Party Advisory Council, IPAC, Odesola Oluseye Titus, has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to disregard claims by Dr Tosin Odeyemi to represent the council.
Addressing journalists on Saturday, Titus alleged that recent findings had raised questions over Odeyemi’s claim to membership of IPAC, insisting that he lacked the legal authority to speak or act on behalf of the council.
According to Odesola, “Odeyemi is not affiliated with any recognised political party, adding that his resignation from the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) ended his eligibility to participate in IPAC affairs.”
He claimed that there was no record of the Democratic Leadership Alliance, DLA, with which Odeyemi identified himself, on the INEC’s portal.
“It has been confirmed that Odeyemi does not hold any legal authority to represent or be part of IPAC, nor is he affiliated with any recognised political party.
“The claim about bias by the IPAC National Secretariat is not true. He contested under the umbrella of the NNPP against the last chairman, Pastor Victor Akande of the Accord, and the two of them were not chosen. His claim is wrong. His interest is to lead at all cost,” he said.
He commended the IPAC National Secretariat for constituting a caretaker committee for the Osun chapter, saying the decision ensured there was no leadership vacuum ahead of the forthcoming governorship election.
Odesola called on other political parties to join him in moving Osun IPAC forward and assured them and stakeholders that the activities of IPAC in Osun State would continue without disruption as preparations for the August 15 governorship election progressed.
The caretaker committee chairman urged INEC to reject any representation made by Odeyemi, saying, “Misrepresentation cannot be tolerated. IPAC remains committed to transparency and accountability, and we urge strict adherence to established legal procedures to protect the integrity of the electoral process.”
He also appealed to political parties, media organisations and members of the public to remain vigilant, maintaining that only duly recognised representatives should speak on behalf of the Inter-Party Advisory Council in Osun State.
Earlier on Saturday, a separate faction of political party leaders had accused the national leadership of IPAC of bias and incompetence, demanding the immediate resignation of its National Executive Committee.
At a press conference in Osogbo, the faction urged INEC to suspend official dealings with the Osun chapter of IPAC until a substantive state executive is elected before the governorship poll.
Speaking on behalf of the group, Dr Tosin Odeyemi, who identified himself as the acting Chairman of the Democratic Leadership Alliance, DLA, in Osun State, rejected the caretaker committee recently constituted by the IPAC national leadership, describing its emergence as unlawful.
Odeyemi alleged that the caretaker committee was imposed on political parties without consultation after the tenure of the immediate past Osun IPAC Chairman, Pastor Victor Akande, expired in February 2026.
He claimed that political parties had expected a fresh election following the postponement of the March 14 leadership poll but said no new date had been communicated by the national secretariat.