2015: Alao-Akala, Ajimobi, Ladoja Set To Break Second Term Jinx By Adebayo Waheed — Dec 18, 2014 | 0 Comments Former Oyo State governor and Labour Party (LP) governorship candidate in Oyo State, Chief Adebayo Alao-Akala, yesterday declared that the second term jinx in the state will be broken next year. Speaking with newsmen in Ibadan, the former governor disclosed that two former state governors and the incumbent would slog it out during the governorship election. According to him, the second term jinx which has not been broken since, would soon become history. The former governor ascribed the spate of violence during his administration to the leadership tussle in the state chapter of National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW). He asked whether the recent unrest in the state was still under his government. Speaking on the choice of his running mate, Barrister Sharafadeen Alli, Alao- Akala said it was based on his experience in governance. He said that Ali had served in various capacities in the state and had garnered the necessary experience. He assured that his government would be centred on people-oriented projects if re- elected. Alao-Akala expressed optimism that his party would win the next governorship election in the state. The LP flag bearer promised to reshape the economy of the state by patronising local contractors to allow money to circulate in the state’s economy. “Prioritising the needs of the people based on their demands had always been my style of governance.” “I cannot procure fertiliser for the people of Ibadan North local government, which is located within Ibadan city, instead of Iseyin”. “Money will only flow within the economy of the state when capital flight is discouraged”. “How will l patronise contractors outside the state when there are professionals here who will in turn patronise our various market people. “I am a grass roots man who so much loves putting smiles on the faces of the people and will never relent in doing that. It has been my nature to live and let others live,’’ he said. Alao-Akala, who was the governor of the state from 2007 to 2011 on the platform of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP), recently defected to the LP. Alao-Akala and Mr Seyi Makinde, a co- aspirant in the PDP had both defected to the LP and Social Democratic Party (SDP) respectively, to secure both parties’ governorship ticket on allegations of injustice.
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