The Akure Elites Social Club has expressed shock and displeasure over the choice of Olayide Adelami, a native of Owo, as deputy governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the election coming up on November 26, 2024.
The Chairman of the group, Taiwo Adeleye, in a statement issued and signed on Friday said the governor really turned Akure speaking communities down.
Adeleye emphasized that the party zoning arrangement has been uttered by the governor and the party executive which should have given the slot to the central senatorial like PDP and NNPP did.
“Aiyedatiwa and the party executive members decided to change the zoning arrangement.
“APC seems not to believe in the mandate of the people and should have taken clue from PDP and NNPP who pick their deputies from the central,” he said.
However, the group chairman said the governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, deceived the people of the central senatorial district and undermined their voting capacity through his action showing that, the worse is expected.
The statement therefore concluded that if nothing is done on or before June 18, 2024, the deadline stipulated by INEC for replacement, the governor should expect the worse come, November 16, 2024.
Adeleye said: “We will wait patiently till the last day of replacement as stipulated by INEC if nothing is done, then the needful will be done on voting day,”
It would be recalled that the people of Akure South, Akure North and Ifedore supported Aiyedatiwa massively to be the flag bearer of the rulling All Progressives Congress APC in the state with the believe that it will snow ball to be their turn come 2028 since the incumbent has only one term to spend.
Also, about four indigenes of the area have been put on list namely : Barr Olumuyiwa Adu, Hon Tayo Oluwatuyi (Tukana) Pharmacist Tokunbo Fasonranti and Hon Rasaq Obe but their hopes dashed.
