Former deputy governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Chief Adebayo Adelabu has declared that he would contest 2023 governorship election.
He stated this in a press statement made available to journalists in Ibadan on Saturday.
Extracts of the statement read:
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.
