The Minister of Power, Bayo Adelabu, has revealed his plan to dump the Accord Party and return to the All Progressives Congress (APC) on December 15, 2023.
In a letter dated December 6 and addressed to the state chairman and leaders of the party in Oyo State, Adelabu expressed his intention to officially announce his return.
The declaration is set to take place during a ceremony at the APC Secretariat in Oke Ado.
The letter 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’s 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 PresidentTinubu-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.”
Kanyi Daily recalls that a private aircraft carried Adebayo Adelabu, and his team, crash-landed in Ibadan, Oyo State.