Osun Assembly member dumps APC for PDP, Aragbesola’s appointee resigns

A member of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, representing
Ila State Constituency in Osun State House of Assembly, Clement
Akanni, on Thursday, defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

Akanni, while narrating the rationale behind his defection at the
palace of Orangun of Ila, said he was forced out of the APC by those
he considered as political adversaries, accusing the party of reneging
in all its promises to his community.

According to him "Our College of Education used to have 33,000
students, it now has less than 2,000. APC promised to upgrade our
institution to university all to no avail.

"Rather than upgrading the institution, the current government,
through it's policies is gradually killing the institution.

"Can you believe that when government wanted to downsize the workforce
in the state-owned higher institutions, 73 names were selected from
College of Education, Ila, while 38 names were penciled down for
retrenchment from Ilesha College of Education?"

"I vehemently resisted this. I told my colleagues in the House of
Assembly that Ilesha College has more staffers than lla, yet has
lesser number of staffers that would be retrenched.

"Whenever I tried to positively influence government policies to
favour my constituents, some people in APC would say no. Two of my
followers were killed through fetish means. I can't continue with a
party full of devilish officials," he said.

Speaking on behalf of the community, Chief Ejemu of Ila, Paul
Ogunrinade, demanded upgrade of Ila College of Education to
university, urging the PDP flag bearer, Ademola Adeleke, to pay
attention to all the challenges in the community if elected governor.

Meanwhile, the chairman, Osun Local Government Service Commission, and
a chieftain of APC in the state, Elder Peter Babalola, has reportedly
resigned his position.

Babalola, who was one of the aspirants that contested APC governorship
ticket in which Alhaji Gboyega Oyetola eventually emerged winner,
explained in a letter addressed to Governor Rauf Aregbesola that he
resigned to pursue other endeavors.