Alao, Folarin’s defection ‘killed’ opposition in Oyo – Tinubu

By Agboola Bayo

Ibadan

National Leader of All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu over the weekend declared that “APC is the only available party in Nigeria.”
Asiwaju Tinubu said this in Ibadan while welcoming the former governor of the state, Otunba Adebayo Alao-Akala, his former deputy, Amb TaofeeK Arapaja, former Senate Leader, Teslim Folarin and other prominent politicians in the state that defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Accord Party and Labour Party to the APC at the Mapo hall in Ibadan.
Tinubu maintained that with the defection of Alao- Akala, Teslim Folarin and others, there would be nothing again like opposition political parties in Oyo state.
“APC is the only available party in Nigeria. Opposition is finished in Oyo state. The belly of their fish is already smiling at the sun. Today is very important for us as it is the birthday of our governor in the state, Senator Abiola Ajimobi who has broken the jinx of second term in the state. I thank my friend Alao-Akala; I thank the former Senate Leader Teslim Folarin; I thank Chief Ayodele Adigun and all others for building this house (APC). We are proud of our party,” he said.
Former governor of Oyo state, Otunba Adebayo Alao Akala who led the defectors into the APC, declared PDP as a dead political party in Oyo state following the defection of political bigwigs in the state to the APC .
“There is no more PDP in Oyo state. By God’s grace, the national echelon of the APC should be rest assured that Oyo state is intact for APC in 2019. I thank Governor Ajimobi for allowing us to come in. I can boldly say without bragging that everyone defecting today had worked under me. All the four Labour Party lawmakers in the State House of Assembly are also here with me in APC. We shall all work for and support APC,” he said.

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