BY MOYINOLUWA BAMIDELE-LUCAS
A defeated governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress in Oyo State, Adebayo Adelabu, alongside some other aggrieved party leaders has formally dumped the party.
They announced their decision in Ibadan on Sunday while addressing teaming supporters at Adelabu Campaign Office.
Adelabu who vowed to contest the 2023 governorship election said success is sweet after the struggle and assured his supporters of victory in next year’s election, saying, “We shall be successful. We will rescue Oyo State next year. We shall be victorious in 2023”.
All the party leaders who spoke at the meeting threw their support behind Adelabu, saying, “We are solidly behind you. On your mandate we shall stand, Bayo. We will follow you to any party you go to realise your governorship ambition in 2023. We shall use all that we have to secure your mandate during the elections in Ogbomoso, Ibarapa, Oke-Ogun and the rest to ensure that you become the next governor of Oyo State.”
Among the leaders who attended the meeting included Senator Ayo Adeseun, Ademola Ojo, Bashiru Akanbi, Isiaka Alimi, Olusola Ayandele, Kunle Sanda, Ayodeji Abass-Alesinloye, Bimbo Adepoju, Samuel Egunjobi among others.
Senator Teslim Folarin, representing Oyo Central Senatorial district had defeated Adelabu in the APC governorship primaries where Folarin polled 954 votes while Adelabu scored 327 votes.
