Written by Adebayo Waheed
Thursday, 14 June 2012


LEADER of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) and former governor of Oyo State, Alhaji Lam Adesina, on Wednesday declared null and void the agreement between the state governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi and the leader of the Accord Party, Senator Rashidi Ladoja.

The ACN leader, while addressing leaders of the party in the state, during an interaction session with the governor in Ibadan, said that the agreement should be terminated immediately.

According to him, the agreement was between Governor Ajimobi and the Accord Party in the state and did not have the consent of the party.

“Mr Governor, the party would like you to terminate all agreements and further agreement between you and former Governor Ladoja,” he said.

The former governor called on the Accord Party members benefiting from the agreement to defect to the ACN or resign their appointments.

The ACN leader noted that there were people who suffered with the party “before and during the last general election” who had not been compensated.

“These people must be compensated in this second year in office,” he said.

The former governor also advised Governor Ajimobi against nursing acrimony against him and those who contested the party’s governorship primary with him.

He urged him to call on them in the interest of the party.

He also warned against taking any action without consulting the party, saying that the party was supreme.

Adesina, who noted that the present administration in the state had given the people peace in the last one year, said that performances of the government would win future elections for the party in the state.

He commended the speaker of the House of Assembly for maintaining peace among the lawmakers despite the fact that the ACN is not in the majority.

Though journalists, aides of the governor and security personnel were ordered to leave the venue when the governor wanted to give his response, sources, however, disclosed that Governor Ajimobi explained to the gathering why he would continue to court Ladoja and Accord Party.

According to the sources, he was said to have told Alhaji Adesina that the cost of maintaining the accord between his government and Senator Ladoja was minimal compared with the gains the government had recorded by associating with Ladoja. He said breaking the accord at this time would only disrupt the peace being enjoyed by his government.

http://tribune.com.ng/index.php/news/42549-terminate-agreements-with-ladoja-accord-party-lam-tells-ajimobi-as-gov-gives-reason-for-accord

Alhaji Lam Adesina again? After what he did in that state, he still speaks?

I think ladoja has more political weight compared to lam.