House Of Reps Member Yinka Ajayi Attacked By Youths, Saved By Securities Agents At Traditional Ruler’s Palace Over Sell Out Accusation

Angry youths at the weekend attacked the lawmaker representing Ifelodun, Boripe and Odo-Otin in the House of Representatives, Yinka Ajayi.

The youth were protesting against making Iree the headquarters of the new Boripe North Local Council Development Area as announced by Governor Rauf Aregbesola.

Aregbesola created new 31 LCDAs, three area offices and two administrative offices in addition to existing 30 local government areas in the state.

It was gathered that Ajayi, who hails from the town, was at the palace of Olona of Ada to Yinka Ajayi

attend a meeting called over the location of the headquarters of the new LCDA.

He was attacked by the youth, who accused him of selling them out. Ajayi was said to have been saved by security agents.

Three communities – Aagba, Ada and Ororuwo- have -demanded a reversal of the decision.

The communities, in a letter by the Alaagba of Aagba, Oba Rufus Olayinka Ogunwole, Olona of Ada, Oba Abimbola Abioye and regent of Ororuwo, High Chief James Dada, said the reversal was necessary because it was at variance with content of the White Paper released on the memorandum written by the three communities in 2012.

The letter explained that Iree was not part of the struggle for the creation of the new LCDA in the area, just as it claimed that in the proposal the three communities presented before the Prof. Mojeed Alabi- committee, Ifesowapo Local Council Development Area, with Modaa, Ada proposed as its headquarters.

The letter reads: “Creation of Boripe North Council Development Area and its headquarters at Modaa, Ada was corroborated and confirmed via the White Paper released on the exercise by your good government upon discreet and meritorious consideration of our Memorandum.

“The White Paper in 2nd schedule specifically column 4 stated Ada; Aagba, Iree and Ororuwo communities with their villages as the newly created Boripe North LCDA and Modaa, Ada as the headquarters.

“We have no objection to the addition of Iree as one of the owners of Boripe North LCDA, though without reference to us, but we totally oppose, object and reject making Iree our headquarters.

“We, therefore, implore your Excellency to quickly and urgently set all machinery in motion to reverse this political insult and daylight robbery to prevent us from taking our destiny into our hands.”