“His Excellency, Otunba Adebayo Alao-Akala has therefore decided to stay away from tomorrow’s macabre dance taking place at a yet to be disclosed venue, due to the insensitivity and selfishness of Governor Abiola Ajimobi who is hell-bent on imposing his stooge as his successor.”
Otunba Adebayo Alao-Akala, former governor of Oyo state and gubernatorial aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC), on Saturday, withdrew from the primaries of the political party that will be held in Ibadan on Sunday, asking his supporters to stay away from the Congress.
Alao-Akala also called on APC’s national leadership and President Mohammadu Buhari to come to the aid of the Oyo State chapter of the ruling party, which he said was on the brink of collapse due to the high-handedness and imposition of a candidate on delegates who will vote at the primaries by Governor Abiola Ajimobi.
In a statement signed by Jeremiah Akande, Head, New Media and Public Affairs of the Alao-Akala Campaign Organisation, the former governor alleged that Governor Ajimobi had perfected plans to impose one Joseph Olasunkanmi Tegbe on delegates, as he has sent his foot soldiers around to coerce and intimidate delegates to vote for the said Tegbe.
The statement reads: “His Excellency, Otunba Adebayo Alao-Akala, a true party man and committed loyalist to any cause he believes in wishes to state categorically that he is not a pushover in the game of politics, and as a well-grounded and groomed politician who has occupied the number one seat of a politically conscious state as Oyo State will not be part of any move or attempt to subvert the true will and wish of the people by the selfish interest of an individual.
“The General Public should also note that Governor Abiola Ajimobi has clandestinely offered Otunba Adebayo Alao-Akala the ministerial slot of Oyo State in an attempt to pitch him against Barr. Adebayo Shittu, an offer he has rejected in its entirety, as he is not one to be tailored or shown the way round in the game of Politics.
“His Excellency, Otunba Adebayo Alao-Akala has therefore decided to stay away from tomorrow’s macabre dance taking place at a yet to be disclosed venue, due to the insensitivity and selfishness of Governor Abiola Ajimobi who is hell-bent on imposing his stooge as his successor.
“In view of the above, His Excellency has also directed that all his teeming supporters, well-wishers and party faithful who believe in him should stay away from the sham taking place tomorrow and await further directives”
