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NIGERIA: South-Western State Governor's Aide Resigns, Joins Opposition
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One of the aides to State governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, has resigned her appointment with the state government and defected to Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Barrister Abimbola Balogun, who served as special adviser on Environment, told a PDP gathering at Ijebu Igbo, Ijebu North local government, on Sunday that she tendered her letter of resignation last Thursday.
According to her, she had been part of Amosun’s administration since 2011, saying her decision to quit was borne out her passion for hardwork which was no more coming to her office.
“I have been in this government since inception. I was sworn in as special adviser on Environment precisely on the 21st of July, 2011 and we swung into action.
“I began to work day and night when I was in the Ministry of Environment. It got to a stage that the governor himself called me to Exco to take a bow in recognition of my contribution.”
Balogun said when she noticed that work was no longer coming to her office, she approached the governor who did nothing to change the situation.
“Along the line, I didn’t know what happened, I just saw that work was no more coming and I went to him and said ‘Sir, I don’t like being bored, I want to work and that’s why I’m here.”
“He said the position is just for me to occupy and that the people doing the work were there. And who were the people doing the work? Just five people – his brother, his cousins and members of his family.”
She further stated that she waited for a while hoping things would change, saying she had to resign eventually to take her destiny in her own hands.
“I waited patiently, maybe he would change, but he did not, and I needed to move on because it’s my life and destiny and I have got to take it in my hands and that was why I moved on to join the PDP. It took me time to assess the situation and l looked at all the parties on ground before deciding and I knew that PDP was the way for me.”
Source: Leadership
Barrister Abimbola Balogun, who served as special adviser on Environment, told a PDP gathering at Ijebu Igbo, Ijebu North local government, on Sunday that she tendered her letter of resignation last Thursday.
According to her, she had been part of Amosun’s administration since 2011, saying her decision to quit was borne out her passion for hardwork which was no more coming to her office.
“I have been in this government since inception. I was sworn in as special adviser on Environment precisely on the 21st of July, 2011 and we swung into action.
“I began to work day and night when I was in the Ministry of Environment. It got to a stage that the governor himself called me to Exco to take a bow in recognition of my contribution.”
Balogun said when she noticed that work was no longer coming to her office, she approached the governor who did nothing to change the situation.
“Along the line, I didn’t know what happened, I just saw that work was no more coming and I went to him and said ‘Sir, I don’t like being bored, I want to work and that’s why I’m here.”
“He said the position is just for me to occupy and that the people doing the work were there. And who were the people doing the work? Just five people – his brother, his cousins and members of his family.”
She further stated that she waited for a while hoping things would change, saying she had to resign eventually to take her destiny in her own hands.
“I waited patiently, maybe he would change, but he did not, and I needed to move on because it’s my life and destiny and I have got to take it in my hands and that was why I moved on to join the PDP. It took me time to assess the situation and l looked at all the parties on ground before deciding and I knew that PDP was the way for me.”
Source: Leadership
