Former Deputy CBN Boss Reveals Why He Dumped PDP, Names 5 APC Chieftains Who Betrayed His Guber Ambition
A former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Adebayo Adelabu, has accused the Peoples Democratic Party of injustice, lies, deceit and malicious conspiracy.
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Speaking on why he dumped the ruling party in Oyo state, Adelabu said he was robbed of the party's ticket because of his close relationship with the All Progressives Congress's 2023 presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu.
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The Punch reports that Adelabu, a former APC candidate who contested and lost the 2019 governorship election to Governor Seyi Makinde of the PDP, has also joined the Accord Party after losing the APC ticket to Senator Teslim Folarin.
He informed his supporters that he would be contesting the Oyo governorship election under his new political party in 2023.
Listing some of the woes while with the APC, Adelabu, who spoke on a popular radio programme, said five senators of the National Assembly worked against his governorship ambition in the party.
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The lawmakers who Adelabu said cost his the APC's 2023 Oyo governorship ticket include
1. The Senate president, Senator Ahmed Lawan
2. APC's national chairman, Senator Abdullahi Adamu
3. APC's national secretary, Senator Iyiola Omisore
4. The chairman of Oyo APC, Senator Tokunbo Afikuyomi
5. APC's standard bearer for Oyo State, Senator Teslim Folarin
According to Adelabu, the above listed lawmakers were involved in the conspiracy that denied him the APC gubernatorial ticket in the state.
2023: List of key states PDP may lose due to internal crisis
The internal crises rocking the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) did not leave out the largest opposition party (PDP).
The internal crises ranged from the imposition of candidates by the incumbent in these states to rifts between the party leaders and the governors.
Meanwhile, the power of incumbency cannot be undermined in elections because the candidate of the ruling party always has the upper hand due to the party's influence, coverage and funding.
Why Senate president Lawan, other lawmakers can never impeach Buhari, Wike leaks unbelievable secret
Nigerians had earlier been informed that the current makeup of lawmakers in the National Assembly lacks all it takes to impeach a president.
The information was handed to Nigerians by the Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike on Friday, August 12.
Wike said that a set of lawmakers who could not do something as simple as overriding the president on the Electoral Act cannot impeach him.
Source: Legit.ng
