An Ijesaland socio-political group, home and abroad, Ijesa Unite for Good Governance (IUGG), has lamented the defection of the lawmaker representing Osun East at the Upper Chamber, Senator Francis Adenigba Fadahunsi, to the All Progressives Congress (APC), saying he was the master strategist in their party.
Fadahunsi, who tendered his resignation letter as a member of the PDP to join the opposition party in the state, recently attributed his exit to irreconcilable differences within the party.
In a statement signed by its National Coordinator, Alhaji Kazeem Ibikunle, the group blamed the leadership of Osun PDP for not managing the party well.The statement read in part: “It is disheartening that the Peoples Democratic Party allowed one of her first eleven to quit the party. The departure of distinguished Senator Fadahunsi OFR from the PDP is one of the lowest points in the history of the Osun State PDP.
“Fada, as fondly called, brought a lot of energy and vigour into the PDP while it was in the opposition in Osun State. Under the administration of former Governor Rauf Aregbesola, it was a taboo to be a member of the PDP; however, Senator Fadahunsi took up the challenge and turned the fortune of the party in Osun.
They contended that in addition to the APC, chieftains of other parties, such as the chairman of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, Dr. Tosin Odeyemi, said their doors are widely open to accepting Fadahunsi.
