CONCERNS OVER ADELABU
It was learnt that the minister does not enjoy the popularity that could make him win the Oyo governorship election against the candidate of the incumbent Governor Seyi Makinde.
It was gathered that one of the conclusions of Adelabu’s non-popularity in the state was the House of Representatives by-election midwifed by the minister, but which was lost to the People’s Democratic Party.
The sources said those at the meeting told the President that the Oyo State chapter of the party was divided over the choice of the minister, as he does not enjoy a good relationship with party leaders and members in the state.
It was also gathered that the only candidate that would be acceptable to all divides in the party was Alli.
“Adelabu does not have the popularity to win the governorship against Governor Seyi Makinde’s anointed candidate,” a source said, citing his candidate’s loss in the House of Representatives by-election that he midwifed.
“The state chapter of the party is divided over his candidacy, and Alli is seen as the only aspirant acceptable to all factions,” the source added.
TheNewsGiant recalls that Adedibu’s father was a famous Ibadan politician who had the alias of Penkelemesi, a corruption of PECULIAR MESS.
As Tinubu’s Power Minister, ADELABU has a legacy of introducing high electricity tariffs and the introduction of the unpopular Band A system, with no improvement in power generation, supply or distribution.
Under him, the collapse of the national grid has become a weekly affair, and multiple collapsing in a single week.
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