My return to APC not to seek governorship in 2027 – Power Minister Adelabu

Adebayo Adelabu, Minister of Power, has stated that his return to the APC from the Accord Party is not about succeeding Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde in 2027.

Adelabu announced this on Friday at the APC secretariat in Oke-Ado, Ibadan, during his official return to the party.

According to NAN, Adelabu abandoned the APC in May 2022 to join the Accord Party after failing to secure the party’s governorship nomination.

While speaking to party faithful at the ceremony, the minister stated that he and those who had left the party with him have formally returned to the APC in order to strengthen the party.

He explained that they had previously quit the party on principle rather than because of issues with the APC in the state or with party members.

“I returned not to seek the governorship in 2027 or to take over the party, but because I believe this is the party that brought President Bola Tinubu to power, and we must support him in order for him to fulfill his electoral promises.”

“This is not the time for politics; it is the time for governance,” Tinubu said, adding that he needs our help to succeed and deliver on his Renewed Hope Agenda.

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“We have returned to the party to extend hands of fellowship and reconciliation, not to take over the party or dissolve executives.”

“We are assuring you that we are back for cooperation and collaboration for us to build a strong party so that the party will take over power in the state at the end of the day in 2027,” Adelabu went on to say.

In his remarks, the state APC chairman, Isaac Omodewu, who was represented by the party’s secretary, Alhaji Tajudeen Olanike, stated that the party is open to reconciliation and willing to listen to all disgruntled members in order to establish a stronger party.

Also speaking, Moses Adeyemo, a former deputy governor, stated that the party requires peace and harmony among all members in order to succeed.