Aregbesola’s ex-Finance Commissioner, Bolorunduro dumps APC

By Ismail Azeez, Osogbo

Former Commissioner for Finance, Budget and Economic Planning, Wale Bolorunduro, under the administration of the immediate past Osun State Governor and Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola has dumped the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP).

Bolorunduro who served between 2011 and 2014 as the Commissioner announced his resignation from the APC to join the PDP on Wednesday, at a statement personally signed, alleged that the leadership of the party had sidelined him from all affairs of the party despite being a stakeholder and ex-Commissioner in the state.

He said that leaving his former party after 11 years of active politics in APC became necessary after 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, “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, I survived guns pointed at my head, one in Delta and one in my Federal Constituency.

“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).

“Today, I hereby resign my membership of the All Progressive Congress (APC) after 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.