Accord Party Dumps Adelabu, Endorses Makinde

Accord Party Dumps Adelabu, Endorses Makinde

Ahead of the March 18 Governorship election, Accord party (AP) leadership in Oyo State has dumped its candidate, Adebayo Adelabu, for the incumbent Gov. Seyi Makinde.

Mr Kolade Ojo, the State Chairman of the party, made this known at a news conference on Wednesday in Ibadan.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that this was barely a few hours after three House of Representatives candidates of Accord had joined the camp of Sen. Teslim Folarin, Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

The defectors from Oke-Ogun, Ibarapa and Oyo zones, along with their supporters, had earlier on Wednesday in Ibadan, announced they were coming back to APC.

They are Wakeel Oyedemi (Afijio/Atiba/Oyo East/Oyo West); Bashiru Lawal (Atisbo, Saki East and Saki West) and David Okanlawon (Ibarapa Central/Ibarapa North).

Ojo, however, said that the entire executive members of Accord in the state have agreed to form a working alliance with the incumbent governor.

According to him, Adelabu has neither recognition nor due respect whatsoever for the party hierarchy and this he will sustain should he be elected as the Governor of Oyo state.

“The state working committee, local and ward executives have lost confidence in Chief Adebayo Adelabu as a worthy candidate to be supported for the exalted position of the state governor.

“Going forward, the entire ACCORD Oyo State executives have agreed to form a working alliance with the incumbent Gov. Seyi Makinde,” he said.

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