The former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria and gubernatorial aspirant under the platform of All Progressives Congress, APC in Oyo state, Chief Adebayo Adelabu has accused the governor of the state, Seyi Makinde of selling Agbowo Shopping Complex for N50billion and also using N250m on diesel (to power streetlights) every month.
Adelabu who stated this on Thursday, while declaring his intention to contest the governorship election in Oyo State come 2023.
“He has sold Agbowo Shopping Complex which was built by late Chief Bola Ige, he sold it N50bn. He spends N250m on diesel (to power streetlights) every month. He said he was worth N48bn before he became governor – a lie. Where is his company here in Oyo State? Let him mention 10 indigenes of Oyo State he employed here in his company. Everything is being taken to the US.”
He also scored Governor Seyi Makinde low in every aspect of governance, saying he would send him out in 2023 with the massive support of the electorate.
He said the people of the state were highly dissatisfied with Makinde’s performance adding that they were already in a hurry to remove him from office by their ballots.
Adelabu, who lost to Makinde in 2019 said although he scored a very high number of votes at the poll, it was not the will of God for him to win then. He said the leaders of the APC who teamed up to give Makinde the victory were back in the APC and they were now supporting him.
Adelabu said his administration if voted into power, would solve insecurity, address the rot in the education and health sectors and turn the state into the food basket of the nation.
Some of the leaders of the APC, who attended the declaration were a former Deputy Governor, Alake Adeyemo; Senator Ayoade Adeseun; Former Speaker Olagunju Ojo, and ex-Secretary to State Government, Chief Sharafadeen Ali among others.
The former deputy governor said Adelabu had the needed experience to turn around the economy and other sectors in the state.