Politics

Adelabu Makes Security Primary Goal

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The Accord Governorship Candidate in the next month’s election in Oyo State, Chief Adebayo Adelabu has promised to tackle brigandage and insecurity if elected as the executive governor of the state.

He gave the promise while flagging off his campaign at Soun Ogunlola Hall, Oja’gbo, Ogbomoso.

Chief Adelabu, who spoke to the crowd of supporters in Yoruba, explained that insecurity topped the list of major concerns of the people during his consultation visits to stakeholders around the thirty-three local government areas of the state, thus his determination to tackle it head-on if voted into power.

Inq an address, the National Chairman of Accord, Mr. Muhammed Lawal Nalado appreciated members and supporters of the party and enjoined them to embark on a door-to-door campaign for all the candidates of the party.

Party Chieftains including Deputy Governorship Candidate, Professor Abiodun Ayandele, Senator Ayo Adeseun, and all the candidates for both National and State House of Assembly witnessed the occasion.

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Oyo 2023: Adelabu Debunks Stepping Down for Folarin

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The Accord gubernatorial candidate in Oyo State Chief Adebayo Adelabu has said that he has not joined any coalition with any Governorship Candidate or stepped down from the contest.

Chief Adelabu urged residents in the state to disregard the rumour making the rounds that he had stepped down for APC Governorship Candidate, Senator Teslim Folarin in a coalition to win the 2023 election in Oyo State

According to a statement by the Director-General, Accord Campaign council in Oyo State, Chief Adegboyega Adegoke, which stated that Chief Adelabu was fully into the contest noted that the former Central Bank Deputy Governor was well embraced in his campaign throughout the length and breadth of the pace setter state

It alleged that the fraudulent tactics used during the APC primaries led the defection of aggrieved members into the Accord to support Chief Adebayo Adelabu’s Governorship ambition.

“We want to bring it to the notice of the good people of Oyo State that there was no time Chief Adebayo Adelabu held any meetings with Senator Folarin on Coalition.

Chief Adebayo Adelabu is contesting to win the governship election in Oyo State under Accord. Chief Adelabu is a known technocrat, corporate guru and a business turnaround expert who has excelled in both private and the public sectors. All his businesses are domiciled in Oyo State.”

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Don’t be Distracted, Adelabu Tells Supporters

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The Accord Governorship Candidate in Oyo State, Chief Adebayo Adelabu has urged supporters and people in the state not to be distracted by the recent attack on his convoy.

In a statement by the Adebayo Adelabu Campaign office expressed dismay at the ugly trend of event, saying the Accord flag bearer remained unshaking in his bid to clinch victory in the 2023 Governorship poll.

It explained that the arrested hoodlums who claimed membership of the All Progressives Congress acted against the security structure guiding the electioneering process and expressed surprise that thuggery, violence and brigandage which the late former Governor Abiola Ajimobi of the APC had eradicated during his eight years of peaceful administration was gradually rearing its ugly head.

According to the Campaign organisation, political parties and candidates with propaganda should be disregarded and that it was now impossible for candidates without pedigree to ride on the back of any presidential candidate to win election in the State.

It would be recalled that an attack by hoodlums on the Accord Governorship candidate, Chief Adebayo Adelabu in Tede area of Oke Ogun was reported last Thursday with the destruction of several vehicles in his entourage, while the candidate was said to have escaped injury by whiskers.

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Accord Affirms Adelabu as Oyo Guber Candidate

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The National Chairman, Accord, Alhaji Muhammed Nalado has called on party members in Oyo state to bury their hatchets and support the party’s governorship candidate, Chief Adebayo Adelabu and other flag-bearers during the 2023 general election.

Alhaji Nalado gave the advice on Wednesday, while affirming Chief Adelabu as the recognized governorship candidate of the Party in Oyo state held at Obafemi Awolowo stadium, Oke-Ado Ibadan.

This followed voluntary stepping down of Chief Ayodele Oyajide from the race.

He maintained that the party is a unique alternative platform that would offer good governance to Nigerians.

In a remark, the National Secretary of the Party, Dr Adebukola Ajaja described Chief Adelabu as a reliable, peaceful and integrity-personified who would usher in development in all spheres of life.
“As a pillar of support for Accord since 2017, I am very happy, I feel blessed and remain grateful to God for his grace for me to do what others cannot do. I am very hopeful Chief Adebayo Adelabu has been affirmed to win and rule as governor of Oyo state come 2023”, Dr Ajaja stated.

Oyo state Chairman of the Party, Mr. Ojo Kolade expressed optimism that with the large turn out of supporters, affirmation of Chief Adelabu was an indication that the party would govern Oyo state come 2023.

Receiving the party flag, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, who said his emergence as Accord governorship candidate was through divine intervention and an indication that his time to govern Oyo state has come, appealed to party members to bury their grievances and work for his victory and other party candidates in the next general elections.

The returning officer at the event, Mr. Olayemi Olugbenga led other party supporters and delegates to pronounce the affirmation of Chief Adelabu in accordance with the 2022 Electoral Act.

Other party flag-bearers affirmed at the programme included the three Senatorial candidates, Mr. Shina Peller for Oyo North Senatorial District, Mr. Nurudeen Faozey for Oyo Central Senatorial District and Mr. Kolapo Kola-Daisi for Oyo South Senatorial District, Chief Jacob Ogunmola as member for Atisbo, Saki East and Saki West federal constituency and Mr. Ibrahim Iyiola, for Ibadan South East Constituency 1 at the Oyo state House of Assembly.

INEC Officials led by the Administration Secretary, Alhaji Biodun Onikate-Amosu were on ground to monitor the exercise in line with the provisions of the 2022 Electoral Act.

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I’ve not decamped to SDP – Adelabu

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Former deputy governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and frontline All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship aspirant in Oyo State, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, has denied reports that he has defected to the Social Democratic Party (SDP).

Following his loss in the Oyo APC governorship primary election last Friday, the media space was awashed with the news that Adelabu has defected to SDP on Saturday.

did not show up at the venue of the APC primary election, Sen. Teslim Folarin had defeated the former CBN deputy governor and the other aspirants at the tension-soaked election.

Though Adelabu did not did not show up at the venue of the APC primary election, Sen. Teslim Folarin had defeated the former CBN deputy governor and the other aspirants at the tension-soaked election.

Explaining his absence at the governorship primary election in a statement released by his media office on Saturday evening, Adelabu said he cannot be a party to a “conglomeration of political jester.”

Read full statement below:

*MY NON-PARTICIPATION IN THE IGNOMINIOUS CHARADE THAT TOOK PLACE AS APC GOVERNORSHIP PRIMARY IN OYO STATE ON FRIDAY, 27TH OF MAY, 2022.**

 *Gentlemen of the Press.*

My dear and distinguished supporters, loyal party members and well wishers, warm felicitations to you all.

Yesterday, precisely Friday, the 27th of May, 2022, an ignominious charade took place in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State, which has been referred to as the Gubernatorial primaries of the Oyo State chapter of our great party, the All Progressives Congress (APC). The gathering is nothing but a conglomeration of political jesters; whose delegates list was concocted by the beneficiary of this political shenanigan in the person of Senator Teslim Folarin a.k.a Ja’agba.

I, as a leading aspirant decided to stay away from the gathering of Senator Folarin’s court jesters, for the basic fact that I got to know that the delegates list to be used at the governorship primary has been compromised and a new one formulated by the main arbiter who was to suprintend and supervise over the primary election in conjunction with their paymaster in the person of the same Senator Ja’agba. In short, the main delegates list sent from our great party’s National Secretariat had been corruptly compromised with names of non delegates included and even to the extent of people impersonating the real delegates and illegally voting on their behalf.

I could have attended the political rabble rousing event yesterday in protest, but I figured out that attending such would lead to a compromise of the peace of the people of Oyo State. I had it at the back of my mind, the violence caused by the same actors on the 29th of December, 2010 in which the NURTW Oyo State Chairman then, Alhaji Lati Eleweomo and two others were murdered in broad day light, when our Senator of PDP then, was struggling and strangling for power over the people and resources of Oyo State.

Mindful of the fact that my ambition should never be a cause to spill the blood of those I intend to serve, I decided to stay back from the money guzzling political frolic that took place yesterday. If I had attended in order to foist the flag of truth and honesty at the event, it may have engendered an unnecessary bloodbath yesterday. I give all thanks and praise to the Almighty Allah that I had the calmness of mind to stay back from those that engenders violence instead of peace where ever they go out as political carpet baggers in search of self aggravating power.

I am soberly aware with my numerous supporters that some very dangerous elements are all out to hijack the soul and body of APC in Oyo State and I assure you that all legally and constitutionally possible means shall be engaged to halt them and safe our great party from their leprosy infested crooked fingers; for the people of Oyo State are entitled to a life of peace, a viable economy and prosperity with great infrastructural development devoid of violence and wanton destruction of lives and property.

I hereby use this opportunity to plead with my supporters throughout the nooks and cranny of Oyo State to remain calm and law abiding. We shall in the shortest time ahead inform you all of my next line of action.

The provision of a more abundant life for the great people of Oyo State is non negotiable.

This is to put it on record that I didn’t participate in the Charade called Primary election as the Delegates lists were manipulated.

My attention has also been drawn to my purported defection to Social Democratic Party after the just concluded kangaroo Primary Election of All Progressives Congress. While I’m still consulting widely with political associates, community opinion leaders, families and friends, I’m categorically stating that I have not defected to any other party whatsoever, but my final decision will be communicated to you all at the end of consultation in a matter of few days. All i can tell the whole world for now is that I am going to contest in the 2023 General elections as a Guber candidate, no matter what. This is the only reason why I left my groovy career as a Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria in 2018 and no amount of intimidation, threat or harassment can stop me from my passionate ambition of revolutionising the political, social and economic landscape of Oyo state through machinery of government.

As of today, I’m not a member of SDP or any other political party as being widely circulated by media organisations. Appropriate steps will be taken after consultations in due course. What happened at Liberty stadium Oke Ado at the Governorship primary election of APC is nothing but a show of shame and mockery of APC internal democracy. I fully dissociate myself from such mockery of our political system. The one day delay in conducting the primary was meant to enable them perfect their act of manipulation as nothing stopped the committee from conducting the election on the original date fixed. This foul play was quickly noticed by me, hence my decision to opt out of the shameless process.

I however appreciate all my followers, members of the APC and good people of Oyo state, home and diaspora who were disturbed about the purported Governorship Primary Election of the party. I advise them to remain calm and to continue to be law abiding citizens pending the time final decision will be made on this unfortunate situation.

Thanks for listening and may ALLAH’S Blessings remain with you all.

Adebayo A. Adelabu, OFR, FCA, FCIB

Agba-akin Parakoyi of Ibadan Land.

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Adelabu Bags OFR Title

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A former deputy governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship hopeful in Oyo State, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, has bagged a national merit award.

According to National Insight, Adelabu would be decorated with the Order of the Federal Republic (OFR) title by President Muhammadu Buhari later this month.

Order of the Federal Republic is one of two Nigerian National honours and decorations conferred upon Nigerians and friends of Nigeria every year. They were instituted by the National Honours Act No. 5 of 1964, during the First Nigerian Republic, to honour Nigerians who have rendered service to the benefit of the nation

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Adebayo Adelabu Tells Gov. Makinde to Sustain the Security Architecture of Predecessor

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Chairman Oyo State Security Trust Funds in the last administration, Chief Adebayo Adelabu has advised Engineer Seyi Makinde-led administration to sustain the security architecture handed over to him by his predecessor.

He stated this while fielding questions from newsmen on the current state of security in the state.

Chief Adelabu, who was the All Progressives Congress, APC, 2019 governorship flag bearer in Oyo state, said the government of the day was complacent and failed to sustain the stable security architecture they met on ground, hence the spate of crisis in some parts of the pace setters state.

He noted that success in all sectors of the economy was hinged on adequate security of lives and property.

Chief Adelabu, however, appealed to the warring parties in the state to sheath their swords and cohabit peacefully.

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APC ati PDP fesi si idajo ile ejo kotemilorun gbekale lori idibo Gomina ipinle Oyo

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Awon alatileyin egbe oselu Peoples Democratic party, PDP, ati All Progressives Congress, APC, lo n sope oludije awon lo jawe olubori nibi eto idajo t’ile ejo kotemilorun to fikale s’ilu Ibadan gbe kale lori awuyewuye tosuyo nidi eto idibo sipo Gomina n’ipinle Oyo.

Oludije sipo gomina labe asia egbe oselu APC, Oloye Adebayo Adelabu nibi eto idibo to waye l’ojo kesan, osu kefa, lo pe ejo kotemilorun leyin ti ile ejo to ngbo awuye-wuye eto idibo daa ejo won nu, to si fidi ijawe-olubori Gomina Seyi Makinde mule.

Ile-ejo kotemilorun sope, ijawe olubori Gomina Seyi Makinde eyi ti igbimo to ngbo awuye-wuye esi idibo gbe kale kun oju osuwon too, pelu alaye pe, oye katungbeyewo ejo naa waye amo ti gbedeke ogosan ojo tofin la kale fun igbimo naa ti koja.

O wa sope ki nkan wa bose wa, saaju idajo igbimo ton gbo awuye-wuye esi idibo leyi to nfidi Onimoero Seyi Makinde, mule gege bi Gomina.

Nibamu pelu idajo naa, awon ololufe egbe oselu APC lawon agbegbe kan nilu Ibadan, nsajoyo lori idajo naa, tawon ololufe egbe oselu PDP miin naa sit un ndunnu pea won lawon jawe olubori ninu eto idajo ohun.

Nigba to nfesi Gomina Seyi Makinde sope mimi kan omi ohun gege bi Gomina toripe, kosi idajo kankan to tako iyansipo oun.

Ewe, atejade eyiti oluranlowosakowe ibaralusoro f’egbe oselu APC n’ipinle Oyo, Omooba Ayobami Adejumo fisita sope egbe oselu naa yoo pejo losi ile-ejo togajulo lati le fidi ijawe olubori won mule.

Oluwayemisi Dada/Kemi Ogunkola