The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has announced his intention to return to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Adelabu was the governorship candidate of the Accord party in the March 18th gubernatorial election in Oyo State.
Amidst crisis during the build-up to the 2023 governorship election, Adelabu had announced his resignation from the APC after losing to Senator Teslim Folarin by more than 600 votes during the primaries.
Minister Of Power Adelabu Dumps Accord Party, Returns To APC
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December 07, (THEWILL) – The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has announced his intention to return to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Adelabu was the governorship candidate of the Accord party in the March 18th gubernatorial election in Oyo State.
Amidst crisis during the build-up to the 2023 governorship election, Adelabu had announced his resignation from the APC after losing to Senator Teslim Folarin by more than 600 votes during the primaries.
However, in a letter addressed to the State Chairman of the All Progressive Party (APC) in Oyo State, Adelabu said he will officially announce his return at a ceremony to be held at the Party Office in Oke-Ado on December 15, 2023.
The letter dated December 6, 2023, and titled; CEREMONY TO ANNOUNCE MY RETURN TO APC, reads; “I hereby write to notify the State Executives and leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Oyo State, of my intention to officially announce my return to our Great Party at a ceremony to be held at the Party Office in Oke-Ado on 15th December, 2023.
“I want this ceremony to be anchored by the State Executives with all Local Government Party Chairmen and Leaders in attendance.
“You will recall that I left the party alongside my faithful and loyal followers at the peak of the crisis rocking the party emanating from the manner the state congress and consequently the primary elections were administered.
“However, having consulted with our National Leaders and National Executives, I have decided to return to the Party. My first demonstration of this was a courtesy visit to the Party’s National Chairman where we agreed on the imperatives of my return to the party.
“As a serving Minister of Power of the Federal Republic of Nigeria under President Tinubu led Administration, I look forward to a robust working relationship with the State Executive, Party Leaders and entire party members towards achieving the Renewed Hope Agenda of Mr. President and the party at large, and in particular, in installing an APC-led Government at the State level in 2027 for an unprecedented development of Oyo State.”
