Wale Bolorunduro, former Commissioner for Finance, Budget and Economic Planning under the administration of the immediate past Osun State Governor and Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola has resigned his member from the All Progressives Congress, APC.
Bolorunduro who announced his resignation from the party to join the People Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday, at a press conference in Osogbo, State capital, said that his defection as nothing do with eyeing position from the Osun Governor-elect Senator Ademola Adeleke.
He said that leaving his former party after eleven (11) years of active politics in APC became necessary after a wide consultation from his followers and lovers across the state.
He noted that the abandonment of the developmental projects by the administration that succeeded Aregbesola has left the people to doubt progressive tendency in Osun APC.
According to him, “I have consulted wisely with my followers, admirers, friends and families, who felt we should pitch our tent with PDP, to join this party and to work with them to shine the light (Imole Osun).”
While stating his motive to leave APC, he alleged that the leadership of the party had sideline him from all affairs of the party despite being a stakeholder and ex commissioner in the state.
“In APC, Osun, it was a complete aberration; as a former commissioner in a ward, who is yet to produce another, subsequent state officer, I don’t have a saying in the party exco at ward and LG levels. Likewise many party stalwarts.
“I worked with many other party leaders and men to ensure 2014 victory for the APC. Twice, ! survived guns pointed at my head, one in Delta and one in my Federal Constituency.
“Today, I hereby resign my membership of the All Progressive Congress (APC) after eleven (11) years of active partisanship in the party. While my department, in August 2011 to ACN and APC (now) was by fate, I remain mortally grateful to Aregbesola for that singular act. I had used the opportunity to serve my state diligently and with the whole of my heart.” he said
