The leadership of the Accord Party in Iwo Local Government has slammed the lawmaker representing the constituency in the state House of Assembly, Hon Rabiu Atanda for defecting to the All Progressives Congress(APC).
The Accord Party members described Atanda as a liability and embarrassment to the party.
A statement signed by Mr Alidu Adeoye, the General Chairman, the Accord, Iwo, said the lawmaker while in the Accord Party, constituted a serious nuisance and disappointment to his constituents from 2022 to date, noting that the party had refrained from acting against the lawmaker because of the intervention of some elders.
The statement noted that aside from the lawmaker’s abysmal performance, Accord cannot violate the zoning formula which confirmed that Isale Oba is the next region to produce a state lawmaker.
“When he was invited to the Government House a few days ago, we knew he wouldn’t stay any longer because his request for a second term ticket is a direct violation of the zoning formula operating within the Iwo state constituency.
“The defector was a beneficiary of the zoning formula which he was struggling to upturn as he was handed the ticket in 2022 to contest because it was not the turn of the contestant who won the primary.
“We apologise to the state leadership of the party and our dear governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke for fielding and sustaining such a failed politician in the first place. We assure that Iwo Accord will never support such mediocrity again and we will deepen the hold of the Accord among Iwo people.
“The exit of Hon Rabiu is a good development for the Iwo Accord. The shame has been removed from us and we promise Iwo people that we will present a credible candidate who will make Iwo people proud at the State Assembly,” the statement noted.
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