A chieftain of the All Progressive Congress (APC), in Oyo State and Head of Department, Animal Science, University of Ibadan (UI), Professor David Olusoji Adejumo has berated the APC government at all levels for being a colossal failure in providing good governance in Nigeria for almost seven years.
Adejumo, during a radio programme in Ibadan, stated, “Looking at the circumstances we found ourselves in this uncertain situation, I will be very honest to say it here that the APC government has not succeeded in running the best practices in government”.
“Furthermore, looking at the unreasonable increase in tariff of electricity in the country, their charges are outrageous and not commensurate with the services being offered. It shows that we are currently in deficit of best governance and I believe that Nigerians should not be allowed to suffer base on the inefficiency of the government”, he added.
He urged Nigerians not to be sentimental during the forthcoming elections in 2023, stressing, “We must learn to vote base on principles”.
The former Chairman of Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) also cleared the air regarding the impeachment of Senator Adewolu Rashidi Ladoja as a governor of Oyo State, saying, “I can say categorically that Otunba Alao Akala was not part of the process that led to the impeachment of the then governor of the state, Senator Rashidi Ladoja”.
His words, “I was part of those that impeached Ladoja. I have no regret participating in it and I have even spoken to Ladoja, my brother, recently about it. During that period, we were not happy with the way he was running the government of the state and his attitude towards governance made him to be impeached. Furthermore, if constitution had permitted it, his deputy, Akala would also have been impeached with him. I make bold to say it essentially here that Akala was not part of any meeting that led to Senator Ladoja’s impeachment and when I heard that Ladoja spoke that his former deputy was not part of those that impeached him, I gave kudos to him for saying the truth. When Akala became the governor by chance, we spoke with him and stated our demands to him. He made governance very easy for the people and the party stakeholders, and he was very approachable while in office”.
Describing the late Alao-Akala, Adejumo stated, “He was human and humane in the sense that with little prompting, he is always ready to lend a helping hand. Whenever he saw people in need and distress, he was always ready to provide succor. He was a compassionate leader and he possess good attributes that many politicians lack”.
He recalled how resourceful Alao-Akala was, pointing out that he managed his emotion well while on earth.
He illustrated this assertion with an ugly experience the deceased had in Abuja during the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Congress. “When we went to Eagles Square in Abuja for the congress after we failed to hold it in Oyo state, Akala was not permitted to come in as a delegate, he was left stranded outside the venue and it was he that was helping us to arrange for the urgent needs of our delegates from the other end. A night before the scheduled date of the congress we were in Baba Lamidi Adedibu’s room in a hotel in Abuja and his name was among the delegates’ list but unfortunately, on the day of the congress his name was expunged”.
