Osun Lawmaker Backtracks On Accord Exit, Pledges Support For Adeleke

A member of the Osun State House of Assembly representing Iwo State Constituency, Hon. Adesina Rabiu, on Monday withdrew his earlier resignation from the Accord Party, declaring renewed loyalty to the party and Governor Ademola Adeleke.
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Rabiu, who also serves as Chairman, House Committee on Home Affairs, Culture and Tourism, had earlier submitted a letter addressed to the Speaker of the House, Adewale Egbedun, announcing his resignation from the Accord Party with immediate effect.
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In the letter, the lawmaker described his decision as personal, stating that he preferred to keep his reasons private.
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“I hereby tender my resignation from the Accord Party, effective immediately. This decision is personal, and I’d like to keep the reasons to myself,” the letter read in part.
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However, in a dramatic turn, Rabiu appeared in a video alongside the spokesperson to the governor, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, and the Speaker, Egbedun, where he announced the withdrawal of his resignation.
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In the video sighted by our correspondent, the lawmaker, who spoke in Yoruba, said, “Following what happened earlier today, when I wrote a resignation letter from the Accord Party, I hereby state that I have withdrawn the letter.
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“I remain in the Accord Party and fully support Governor Ademola Adeleke. We pray that by August 15, he will win the election. I am solidly behind him and will work wholeheartedly for his success, using everything within my power and resources to ensure victory.”
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It would be recalled that the 25 members of the State Assembly elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) recently defected to the Accord Party.