Tinubu’s Minister Of Power, Adelabu Dumps Accord, Returns To APC

Adebayo Adelabu, the Minister of Power in Nigeria and Accord party’s Gubernatorial candidate in Oyo’s 2023 election, plans to rejoin the All Progressives Congress (APC) after previously leaving due to a primary election loss.

Adelabu cited consultations with national leaders and executives, including a meeting with the Party National Chairman, as reasons for his return.

He aims for a strong collaboration with the APC in Oyo, expressing his commitment to the President’s agenda and the goal of establishing an APC-led Government in Oyo by 2027.

VerseNews reports that the official return announcement is set for December 15, 2023, at the Party Office in Oke-Ado.

The letter of resignation read in part, “I hereby write to notify the State Executive and leaders of All Progressive Party Congress (APC), Oyo State, of my intention to officially announce my return to our Great Party at a ceremony to be held at the Party Office in Oke-Ado on 15th December, 2023. I want this ceremony to be anchored by the State Executive with all Local Government Party Chairmen and Leaders in attendance.

“You will recall that I left the party alongside my faithful and loyal followers at the peak of the crisis rocking the party emanating from the manner the state congress and consequently the primary elections were administered. However, having consulted with our National Leaders and National Executive, I have decided to return to the Party. My first demonstration of this was a courtesy visit to the Party National Chairman where we agreed on the imperatives of my return to the party.

“As a serving Minister of Power of the Federal Republic of Nigeria under President Tinubu led Administration, I look forward to a robust working relationship with the State Executive, Party Leaders and entire party members towards achieving the Renewed Hope Agenda of Mr. President and the party at large, and in particular, in installing an APC-led Government at the state level in 2027 for an unprecedented development of Oyo State.”