Honourable Adesegun Adekoya, also known as Attacker or Jesu Iwoye, the lawmaker representing Ijebu North, Ijebu East and Ogun Waterside Federal Constituency on the platform of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) may not be able to realise his ambition to return to the National Assembly for a third time. Adekoya, who is from Ago Iwoye in Ijebu North Local Government Area of Ogun State, became a lawmaker for the first time through the influence of late Senator Buruji Kasamu, who allegedly spent millions of naira to ensure that Adekoya’s dream of becoming a member of the House of Representatives was fulfilled.
It was gathered that Adekoya, also known as ‘Attacker’, had an agreement with some PDP stakeholders at the federal constituency that he would only spend a maximum of two terms before the seat would be given to an Ijebu-East or Ogun Waterside LGA candidate.
By the time he completed his two tenures, THEWILL gathered, he got so comfortable with the perks of office that he reneged on his promise to the party and his constituency.
Instead of planning his exit from the House of Representatives, he disregarded the Gentleman’s agreement and allegedly imposed himself on the party faithful. Two of his colleagues, Hon Kehinde Bello, a member of 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 lawsuit against him to challenge his emergence as the party’s choice candidate. Constituents also alleged that the politician was running a one man show.
According to them, Adekoya refused to identify with the governorship candidate of the party in the state, Hon Ladi Adebutu and the leadership of the party in Ogun State. Many members of his constituency who are not happy with the way he handled the affairs of his constituency made up their minds to frustrate his political ambition at the polls in 2023.
The people of the three local governments that formed his federal constituency have expressed the opinion that Adekoya has had a fair share of the slot, as he had spent over seven years in office. They insist that another candidate should be given the opportunity to take over from him.
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