A November 2001 appraisal of Osun State said that Adebisi Akande was battling an unfriendly work force, and the state was also troubled by long-standing violence between the Ife and Modakeke clans.
Adebisa Akande ran again for election in 2003, but was defeated by Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) [REF].