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Central Bank Deputy Gov, Bayo Adelabu’s Guber ambition Troubled Over Alleged Secret Meeting With Asiwaju Bola Tinubu

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Interestingly while many aspirants are assured of success intimating and getting the backing of powerful politician Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu for their political ambitions, the case appeared the opposite for central bank deputy governor Bayo Adelabu.

His ambition to become the next governor of Oyo state is currently threatened over an alleged secret meeting with Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

Outgoing governor Abiola Ajimobi with whom he his said to have an existing understanding sees the meeting with Tinubu as a betrayal.

Though the same party, All Progressives Congress, both Tinubu and Ajimobi enjoy uneasy rapport.

Adelabu, the grandson of famous politician of the Penkelemes (peculiar mess) fame had reached out to Tinubu as a back up to support from Ajimobi.

He was said to have heeded advice that he needed a plan B, should Ajimobi not come through with pledge to make him successor.

Further allegation that he was holding parallel meeting with leadership of the lamites, the political structure of late Lam Adeshina was said to have further unsettled Governor Abiola Ajimobi.

The Oyo state headman and the lamites are currently engaged in a deep underground battle of influence within the APC.

Ajimobi and his advisors are said to have sum Adelabu’s antics as overreaching and slam him with the tag “overambitious”.

The development is said to have sparked off a frost relationship between the two camps.

“And naturally put Adelabu’s gubernatorial ambition in trouble” a source stated.

The working principle in the Ajimobi camp pushing members away from Adelabu is said to be the poser that, for a man not yet installed governor to be frolicking with identified enemies of his main backer… What happens when he is enthroned?.

Insiders however claim whether they reconcile the ballooning differences or not, Adelabu widely adjudged the best positioned aspirant from Ibadan appears ready to give all it takes to succeed Ajimobi as Governor of Oyo state.

Additional report… Papermacheonline

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