Osun lawmaker withdraws resignation from Accord hours after leaving occasion 

Recent developments emerged on Monday concerning the lawmaker representing Iwo State Constituency within the Osun State Home of Meeting, Rabiu Atanda, who initially resigned from the Accord Party however withdrew the resignation a couple of hours later, reaffirming his help for Governor Ademola Adeleke.

A resignation letter purportedly from Atanda, however with out a date or signature, circulated on social media, prompting widespread reactions. Atanda was elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party within the 2023 common elections.

Alongside 24 different lawmakers, together with the Speaker, Adewale Egbedun, he had lately defected to the Accord Party, pledging help for Adeleke’s re-election within the August 15 governorship ballot.

Within the letter addressed to the Speaker, Atanda wrote, “I hereby tender my resignation from the Accord Party, efficient instantly. This choice is private, and I’d wish to preserve the explanations to myself.”

Nonetheless, hours later, Atanda appeared in a video alongside the governor’s spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, and the Speaker, Egbedun, asserting the withdrawal of his resignation and reiterating his help for Adeleke.

Talking in Yoruba, he mentioned, “I’ve withdrawn the letter of resignation that I earlier wrote and I wish to state that I’m nonetheless a member of the Accord Party and in full help of Governor Ademola Adeleke and I’m able to work for his re-election.”

Atanda’s Private Assistant, Adewale Adigun, hinted at inside points that prompted the preliminary resignation, insisting that Atanda should safe the Accord Party ticket for the Iwo State Constituency within the 2027 elections, or he’ll give up the occasion.

Adigun wrote on Fb, “The video is below strain and can’t stand the take a look at of time. No going again. It’s both the Accord Party palms over the Iwo State Constituency ticket or we transfer on.”

Efforts to succeed in Atanda straight for remark had been unsuccessful, as calls went unanswered and messages remained unreplied on the time of submitting this report.