Oyo 2023: I am not stepping down for anyone - Adelabu

The Accord gubernatorial candidate in Oyo State 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

The DG said this sort of behavior is not unexpected from a person of his caliber, adding that his hallucination is shocking.

Adegoke alleged that the same fraudulent tactics were used by these people during the APC primaries which made the founding leaders and members of the APC in the state to leave the party for Accord to support Chief Adelabu.

He maintained that the people of the state are already aware of Senator Folarin’s antics, which cannot take him anywhere in the 2023 general elections.

According to him: “It has come to our notice that the APC gubernatorial candidate in Oyo state, Senator Teslim Folarin has started his antics again, peddling lies and deceptions that the candidate of our party, Accord, Chief Adebayo Adelabu will be leading a coalition in his favour.”

“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. This was another lie from a political schizophrenic, whose political career was built on falsehood and manipulations.”

“Chief Adebayo Adelabu is contesting to win the governorship 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, unlike the APC candidate whose means of livelihood was unknown before joining politics, and even now when he is serving at the Red Chamber for the third term, he cannot point to any business or investment where he has employed minimum 5 people in Oyo State.”

“Adelabu business addresses are known to the good people of Oyo state while the APC governorship candidate has no second address.”

“We are using this medium to tell everyone that Senator Folarin is at it again but this time around, he will fail woefully.”