The All Progressives Congress (APC), has tackled its former governorship candidate now turned Accord governorship candidate in Oyo State, Chief Adebayo Adelabu to desist from misleading the public with his comments over the fact that he lost out of the recent governorship primary.
The party has also cautioned him to stop name-dropping the APC Presidential Candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu in a bid to win sympathy or for any other reason.
Recall, oyoaffairs.net had on Saturday reported how Chief Adelabu had disclosed on a radio programme, “Political Circuit”, alleging that he was robbed of the party’s ticket because of his relationship with the Presidential Candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.
Adelabu also claimed that he informed Tinubu that he was leaving for Accord party, saying his relationship with Tinubu transcended politics.
The former Deputy Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria went further to accuse five senators, including the President of the Senate, Sen. Ahmed Lawan; the National Chairman of APC, Sen. Abdullahi Adamu; the National Secretary, Sen. Iyiola Omisore; the Chairman of Oyo Chapter of APC, Sen. Tokunbo Afikuyomi, and the APC standard bearer for Oyo State, Sen. Teslim Folarin, to have been involved in the conspiracy which denied him the APC gubernatorial ticket in the state.
However, the APC National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka has replied saying, “For a man who lost his bid for the gubernatorial ticket of the All Progressives Congress APC in Oyo State, Chief Adebayo Adelabu’s recent emotive outburst is understandable, but totally misleading”.
APC said the politician was expected to explore and exhaust internal remedial mechanisms or seek legal redress for his dissatisfaction regarding the primaries.
He recalled how Chief Adelabu who was the flag bearer of the party in 2019 general election, participated in the May 2022 primary election of the party and lost to Sen. Teslim Folarin, adding that his fate was decided by delegates of the party and by no one else.
Morka stated: “As a former flag bearer of the party, we expected him to explore and exhaust internal remedial mechanisms of the party or seek legal redress regarding any dissatisfaction he may have had with the primary election.
“Having decamped to another political party, rather than concentrate on his lackluster gubernatorial project, Chief Adelabu has busied himself with making wild and baseless allegations against some national leaders and chieftains of the APC.
“While wishing Adelabu well in his new political voyage, we advise that he desists from vilifying and maligning respected chieftains and national officers of our great party”, the statement concluded.
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