Update, Ajimobi Is Reportedly Ban Past Times Bola Tinubu From Appearing At Apc Governorship Rallies

The outgoing Governor of Oyo State, Abiola Ajimobi tin no longer attend governorship crusade events of the All Progressives Congress (APC) inward the state.

 According to a study yesteryear Sahara Reporters, Ajimobi lost his Oyo South Senatorial District bid to physician Kola Balogun of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who polled 105,720 votes to Ajimobi’s 92,579 votes, meanwhile the other ii senatorial slots were won yesteryear the APC. To worsen matters, of the 5 federal constituencies inward Ajimobi’s Oyo South, APC won solely one, piece PDP has already won 3 as well as is laid to claim the 4th when the election is concluded this weekend.  

 APC’s woeful outing inward Ajimobi’s expected stronghold has prompted protests from political party leaders, amongst Bola Tinubu, the National leader, similar a shot personally overseeing the campaigns inward a desperate bid to forestall a potential surrendering of the governorship to the PDP. And 1 of what Tinubu has apace done, apart from buying off Adebayo Alao-Akala’s candidature, is to ban Ajimobi from showing upward at APC governorship crusade meetings involving Bayo Adelabu, the party’s candidate.  

“The belief of Tinubu as well as other APC leaders is that it is Ajimobi that the people are angry amongst — non APC — thus he should rest away from crusade activities,” an APC source really familiar amongst the evolution told SaharaReporters.  “The fearfulness is that Ajimobi’s appearance at Adelabu’s crusade rallies volition live on damaging for the party. In fact, in that place is a jingle of the political party begging the people, explaining that Ajimobi, non the party, is the autumn guy. Since the presidential as well as national assembly elections, Adelabu has been campaigning on his ain — without the Governor’s involvement.”  

In the said jingle, listened to yesteryear SaharaReporters, APC “begged” all indigenes of the state inward the hollo of God as well as inward the names of prominent Yoruba sons such every bit Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, onetime Governor Bisi Akande as well as Tinubu.

The political party likewise mentioned President Muhammadu Buhari as well as Adams Oshiomhole every bit begging the people, as well as specifically censured Ajimobi for his pride inward disrespecting the Olubadan of Ibadan, amidst many other offences. With Alao-Akala’s withdrawal for Adelabu, Tinubu has already gained inroad into Ogbomosho, where the political party could non crusade ahead of the Feb 23 elections.