Oyo State Commissioner for Information, Prince Dotun Oyelade, has claimed that some members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State recently approached him for a meeting, allegedly in an attempt to persuade him to leave the political camp of Governor Seyi Makinde and join the opposition party.
In a statement, Oyelade disclosed that Hon. Yemi Aderibigbe, Director-General of Senator Sharafadeen Alli’s APC Governorship Campaign Council, alongside two other individuals, Messrs Sina Alabi and Sola Ogunbode, allegedly contacted him by telephone last Thursday evening to request an urgent meeting.
According to the Commissioner, the proposed meeting was intended to discuss an undisclosed political matter, which he interpreted as an attempt to woo him into the APC.
Oyelade said that although he respects the individuals and their political affiliations, he considered it necessary to discourage what he described as expectations of recruiting another prominent political figure into their camp.
He suggested that the APC’s recent political gains and the movement of some politicians into its fold might have encouraged the latest approach. However, he maintained that he was not interested in leaving his current political alignment.
The Commissioner further declared that members of the Seyi Makinde/Bimbo Adekanmbi political group were not available for political bargaining, insisting that they would neither be enticed by financial inducements nor intimidated into changing their allegiance.
Explaining his position, Oyelade claimed that members of Governor Makinde’s cabinet and several political office holders worked for two years without official vehicles and other associated privileges because of their confidence in the governor’s management of the state’s resources.
Concluding his statement, Oyelade publicly declined any proposed meeting with the opposition, except where the objective would be to join what he described as the Seyi Makinde/Bimbo Adekanmbi team.
The allegations surrounding the reported telephone calls and proposed meeting have not been independently confirmed.
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