The Oyo State Chapter of Action Alliance AA has declaimed itself from having a candidate known as Ajala Babatunde who portrays himself as a gubernatorial candidate of the party.
This was disclosed in a statement E-signed by two of the State Executives, the State Chairman, Mr Kolajo Adeyemi and the State Secretary, Pastor Emmanuel Olumide Ogunlade.
The Party declaimed the petition as an act to disrupt the cordial relationship the party has with the Governor.
The statement reads,
“the Oyo State Action Alliance AA use this medium to inform the entire citizens of Oyo State, that the party had only one gubernatorial candidate for Oyo State in the last gubernatorial election. The candidate recognized by INEC is Mr Olaniyi Ajekiigbe. This is verifiable through the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) office and websites.
He said that the Action Alliance in Oyo State never took the governor to tribunal and we don’t have any candidate bearing Ajala Babatunde in our party.
“This fraudulent people,we learnt have been moving around in other states to impersonate.
“The party is solidly behind His Excellency.
“We urge the public to distance from them and very soon, the law will catch up with him and his Co travellers”.
Meanwhile, Action Alliance AA was the first party to form coalition with His Excellency Engr Abiodun Oluwaseyi Makinde and PDP on the 9th of March 2023 in a meeting held at the Presidential Lodge of Oyo State Government House in the presence of notable leaders of PDP like Ambassador Taofeek Arapaja,Her Excellency, Chief Mrs Mutiyat Ladoja, His Excellency, the Deputy Governor Barrister Bayo Lawal , DG Omituntun 2.0, Chief Bayo Lawal,Dr Dayo Ogungbenro Oyo State PDP Chairman, Hon Akeem Ige and His Excellency Engr Abiodun Oluwaseyi Makinde.
