Adelabu denies Tinubu’s endorsement of any Oyo APC governorship candidate
Adebayo Adelabu, the immediate past Minister of Power, has dismissed claims that Bola Tinubu has endorsed Sharafadeen Alli as the consensus governorship candidate for the All Progressives Congress in Oyo State. Some party leaders had recently backed Alli as their preferred candidate, but Adelabu insists this does not reflect the president’s position. He revealed he personally met with Tinubu to discuss his own ambition and received the president’s blessing to proceed. Adelabu maintains that any reports of a presidential endorsement for another aspirant are false.
Key takeaways
- Adebayo Adelabu rejected the claim that Sharafadeen Alli has been endorsed by Bola Tinubu as APC’s consensus governorship candidate in Oyo.
- Some APC leaders in Oyo had supported Alli as their preferred candidate, but Adelabu says this is not an official endorsement.
- Adelabu stated he met Tinubu personally, who encouraged him to pursue his ambition and did not endorse any other candidate.
- He emphasized that Tinubu would only consider a consensus if possible, otherwise the party would hold direct primaries.
- Adelabu declared that if Tinubu eventually supports any candidate, it would be him.
