A two-term former member of the Oyo State House of Assembly, Peter Oyetunji, has resigned from the Allied Peoples’ Movement (APM), accusing Governor Seyi Makinde’s administration of neglecting Surulere Local Government.
Oyetunji, who represented Ogo-Oluwa/Surulere State Constituency, announced his resignation in a letter dated October 6 and addressed to the state chairman of the party.
The politician and town planner said his decision to leave the party was informed by what he described as unfulfilled promises to members and the absence of meaningful development in his local government.
He consequently asked the party to remove his name from its membership register at the state, local government and ward levels.
In the letter, Oyetunji lamented that Surulere had suffered years of neglect despite the support and loyalty of its people to the party and the governor.
“Within the last seven and a half years, there has been total blackout of meaningful development by the local government and the state government,” he said.
He added that Surulere had experienced “a complete neglect and absence of any meaningful people-oriented developmental project from state government”.
The former lawmaker also faulted the party’s leadership, alleging that it had become characterised by arrogance and deceit, with little regard for internal democracy, transparency and members’ welfare.
He further alleged that loyal and outspoken members who demanded accountability and progress had been subjected to deliberate gang-ups and victimisation.
“There have always been a deliberate gang-up and victimisation of loyal and outspoken members, who seek accountability and progress for the party and the people,” he said.
Explaining his decision to quit, Oyetunji said he could no longer justify remaining in the party after years of what he described as fruitless efforts.
“In view of the above, I can no longer in good conscience continue to remain in the party after eight years of fruitless effort,” he added.
The resignation comes ahead of the 2027 general elections, although Oyetunji did not disclose his next political move in the letter.
Efforts to obtain responses from the party’s leadership and the governor’s office to the allegations were not reflected in the information available for this report.
