The much touted ambition of Hon Adesegun Adekoya to return for a third term to the National Assembly may end up been an exercise in futility if information at our disposal is anything to go by.
Hon. Adekoya who is popularly known in Ogun state as Attacker or Jesu Iwoye hailed from Ago Iwoye in Ijebu North local government area of Ogun state.
Our sources gathered that Hon Adekoya who is presently representing Ijebu North, Ijebu East and Ogun waterside federal constituency is eyeing his third term agenda on the umbrella of Peoples Democratic Party(PDP).
A former commissioner in Ogun state, Adekoya got his first term into the House of Representatives through the influence of Sen Buruji who was reported to have also spent several millions in making his dream comes through.
Sources in the know argued that there was a mutual agreement between PDP stakeholders in the federal constituency that Attacker will only spend a maximum of two terms before the pendulum should swing to Ijebu East or Ogun waterside LGs.
But at a time Adekoya should be planning his exit in the House of Representatives to honour the gentleman’s agreement, he was said to be using his clout in the national secretariat of the party in Abuja to impose himself on the party followers.
According to another source, it was for this reason, Hon Kehinde Bello, a fresh blood in the party who hailed from Ijebu East and Hon Tele Ogunjobi, a former council Chairman of Ijebu North and prominent son of Ago Iwoye instituted a litigation against Attacker.
Though, the first round of the litigation was said to have gone in Adekoya’s favour, the appellants have resolved to pursue the case to a logical conclusion. And also see to the exit of Adekoya from the House of Representatives race in 2023.
Another of his Achilles hill was that Adekoya was alleged to be running a one man show in the party in Ogun state as he has refused to identify with the Governorship candidate of the party in the state, Hon Ladi Adebutu as well as the leadership of the party in Ogun state.
All the aggrieved party leaders and followers have however made up their minds to scuttle his ambition at the polls in 2023.
To compound his electoral woes, the senatorial ambition of former Governor of Ogun state, Otunba Gbenga Daniel will play a big dent on Attacker’s third term agenda.
OGD is contesting on APC platform while Adekoya’s arch rival and the House of Representatives candidate of APC, Adegbesan is from Awa-Ijebu, same constituency with Attacker.
The people of the three local governments that formed the federal constituency are of the views that Attacker has had a fair share of the slot, as he had spent over seven years in office as at December 2022.