Lawmaker Dumps APC, Returns To Accord After Calling Adeleke’s Administration A ‘Misfit’
The member representing Iwo State Constituency in the Osun State House of Assembly, Hon. Rabiu Atanda, has defected back to the Accord Party months after joining the All Progressives Congress (APC).
In a resignation letter dated Thursday June 04 and addressed to the speaker of the housez Hon. Adewale Egbedun, the lawmaker said the decision was “carefully considered and is based on my personal decision.”
“I hereby write to formally resign my membership from the All Progressives Congress (APC), effective immediately and formally defected to Accord,” he noted.
OSUN DEFENDER reports that Atanda’s resignation from the Accord Party surfaced on March 23rd.
Atanda, in the letter addressed to the Speaker of the Assembly, Hon. Adewale Egbedun, said his decision to leave the party was personal, adding that he would prefer to keep the reason undisclosed.
“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.
But in a surprising turn of events, the lawmaker, in a video flanked by Egbedun and the spokesperson to Governor Ademola Adeleke, Olawale Rasheed, announced that he was withdrawing the resignation letter.
However, two days after withdrawing the letter, the lawmaker met with the leader of the All Progressives Congress in Osun State and current Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Mr Gboyega Oyetola.
Atanda was presented to the Minister by the lawmaker representing Obokun/Oriade Federal Constituency, Hon Wole Oke, after the 2026 Southwest Zonal Congress in Lagos.
According to a post on the official Facebook page of the Federal lawmaker, the meeting had in attendance the Senator representing Osun Central, Olubiyi Fadeyi and a former House of Representatives member, Hon. Bade Falade.
Also, Atanda, while in the opposition party, described the current administration in Osun as a misfit, suggesting that the state is being steered in the wrong direction.
This was as he declared his support for the All Progressives Congress governorship candidate, Mr Bola Oyebamiji, ahead of the August 15 governorship election.
In a post on his Facebook page, Atanda wrote, “It is important to correct the previous mistake and replace the executive misfit with a person of known and tested capacity, Asiwaju Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji,” he said.
Atanda said Ademola Adeleke’s administration was a trial-and-error government that only excelled at nepotism.
“We have to kick out the trial-and-error administration in Osun. Iwo should not take a neutral stand — we should lead the change,” he added.
Olamilekan Adigun is a graduate of Mass Communication with years of experience in journalism embedded in uncovering human interest stories. He also prioritises accuracy and factual reportage of issues.
