The All Progressives Congress in Oyo State
has taken a swipe at the gubernatorial
candidate of the Labour Party, Adebayo Alao-
Akala, over the circulation of posters bearing
pictures of the former governor and the
President-Elect, Muhammadu Buhari,
apparently, to gain sympathy from the
electorate ahead of next week’s governorship
election in the state.
Campaign posters bearing the pictures of
Messrs Buhari and Alao-Akala with “Sai
Buhari, Sai Akala” boldly written on them
have flooded particularly Ibadan, the Oyo
State capital.
Reacting to the development, the Director of
Publicity and Strategy of the Oyo State
chapter of the APC, Olawale Sadare, described
the development as “another shameful act
coming from enemies of the good people of
the state”.
“Not a few people found it unbelievable to
see the picture of the President-elect, Gen.
Muhammadu Buhari, on Alao-Akala’s
campaign posters,” Mr. Sadare said. “Since
Wednesday evening when those disgusting
posters were sighted in parts of Ibadan, a
good number of concerned citizens have
been expressing their amazement at the
development.
“Meanwhile, the ruling APC in the state view
the action of the sponsors of such obnoxious
campaign materials as a desperation taken
too far. It is indeed another in the series of
grand delusion which most members of the
opposition have been feeding the public with
in their bid to hijack power and return the
state to the era of bad governance, official
corruption and impunity.”
He added that Mr. Buhari, given “what he
has always represented”, would not
“contemplate throwing up a corrupt element
for an election or appointment”.
In spite of the antics of the opposition in Oyo
State to mislead the public, the APC remained
confident that its candidate and incumbent
Governor, Abiola Ajimobi, would be re-
elected for an unprecedented second term on
April 11, Mr. Sadare said.
