Hon.-Adijat-Adeleye-Oladapo
Governor Ibunkunle Amosun of Ogun state.
Less than six months before the 2015 general elections, two lawmakers who were elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC in Ogun state, southwest Nigeria have announced their formal defection to the Peoples Democratic Party PDP on Thursday, 4 September.
According to P.M NEWS report, the lawmakers,
Hon. (Barr.) Samson Onademuren, representing Ijebu East Constituency and
a two-time lawmaker, Hon. Adijat Adeleye-Oladapo, who is representing
Ifo II Constituency, made the declaration during Thursday’s plenary
session under personal explanation.
Speaking on her defection, Adeleye-Oladapo, who earlier defected from the PDP to APC, stated that her action is constitutional.
“In line with Section 109 sub-section 1
of the 1999 Constitution as amended, I believe I have the freedom to
move from one party to another,” she stated.
It was gathered that the lawmaker had on
Tuesday defected to the PDP in Ewekoro area of Ogun and also submitted
her letter of intent to contest for a seat in the House of
Representatives on the platform of PDP.
Meanwhile, Governor Ibikunle Amosun, during
the plenary, requested approval for Ogun government to facilitate the
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Micro Small and Medium enterprises
development fundscheme.
Amosun drew the attention of the House to the N22 billion development fund scheme for micro-small and medium enterprises recently launched by the Federal Government in which Ogun government had been invited to participate to the tune of N2 billion.
The Speaker of the House of Assembly, Hon. Surajudeen Adekunbi read the letter from the governor to the lawmakers.
Amosun said that the fund would be made available at low interest rate to micro, small and medium enterprises across the state.
“There is need for Ogun state to participate in the scheme through the Ogun Agricultural and Multi Credit Agency and access the fund as participating financial institution,” Amosun stated
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