Governor Abiola Ajimobi has said that it was better if National Leader of All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu imposed the party governorship flagbearer in the 2019 election, Adebayo Adelabu, on him than the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Uche Secondus, who he described as an Igbo man, to impose someone on Oyo people.
Reacting to statement credited to Seyi Makinde, Ajimobi said it was God who told him to make Adelabu the next Governor and not any godfather.
Ajimobi said the opposition party’s flagbearer, making the insinuation, should be more worried about a non-Yoruba in the person of Secondus who according to him, chooses and determines the party’s choice for the election.
This was part of the Governor’s speech at flag-off of the governorship campaign rally at an event which held at the Oke Ado state party secretariat, Ibadan.
“Among all those who contested for the ticket, God told me that I should pick the youngest person in age and when you look at the bible for the story of David, you will understand better.
“Please, the remaining of you that you contested for the post, I beg you to forgive me. Adelabu did not put himself there, God put him there. He only used us to get there and I assure you, he will not misuse it.”
