19th March, 2015
Tunde Bamigbade
A chieftain of the Labour party in Igboho, Oorelope Local Government area of Oyo state Alhaji Sarafadeen Alani, has said the former governor of Oyo state Otunba Adebayo Alao Akala, who is the governorship candidate for Labour party in Oyo state will rule the state come May 29.
Alani made the assertion during an organised rally by the Labour party in Orelope. He said without any doubt, Akala is the man to beat in the Oyo state governorship contest going by his past records when he was governor of the state.
“We are having this rally to show the strength of our party in the local government area and to let people know the need to support Akala in his quest to return as governor. Akala enjoys alot of support from the people of Oyo state, especially from the people of Oke-Ogun, due to his political achievements.
“His chances of winning the governorship race, gets brighter each day as more decampees from opposition parties are joining our party. Akala wants to salvage this state from the grip of charlatans who do not have feelings for the Oyo state people. We all know how people’s houses and kioks were destroyed by the Ajimobi administration for the construction of roads.
“What has the governor being able to do for those that were affected in one way or the order,” he quizzed?
He noted that: “Labour party is a party of intellectuals, that has the capacity to flex muscles, with other political parties in the state.
In his reaction to the recent comment made by former Senate Leader, Teslim Folarin on Akala, sometimes last year, that the PDP knows how to cage Akala, Alani said: “Folarin has no political clout where Akala is. He should bury his head in shame for making such useless comments. This was someone
who was senate leader for eight years, what did he achievement?
“I can assure you that in the coming election Teslim Folarin, will not rack up to 10 per cent of votes, here in Oorelope,” he said.