Ex Gov Alao Akala Reacts To Reactions Trailing Happy Not To Win 2015 Guber Election Comment

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FORMER governor of Oyo State, Chief Adebayo Alao-Akala, has clarified the statement to the effect that he was happy not winning 2015 gubernatorial election which he made while speaking with journalists after meeting with the top echelons of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abuja, recently.

According to him, the clarification is important in view of the misinterpretation and erroneous insinuation drawn by some commentators including Senator Ben Bruce on the social media.

Alao-Akala, in a statement signed by his spokesperson, Mr Abraham Ojo, said: “My being happy not winning the election as quoted by some section of the media stem from the fact that as a welfarist and a compassionate person, I cannot imagine how I would feel when civil servants are not being paid and electoral promises are not fulfilled.

“I will be greatly traumatised and experience sleepless nights as I would exert and overstress myself beyond limit.”

Alao-Akala noted that as much as it is important for salaries to be paid as and when due and electoral promises fulfilled, it is the availability of funds that could make these achievable.
The former governor observed that with the present circumstances, all the governors must look inward and go extra mile to generate funds.

“It is, therefore, to the glory of God that I am not in this situation and the good Book says in all circumstances we should be grateful and being grateful presupposes happiness wherever you find yourself at any given time.”

The former governor said for the distinguished Senator Ben Bruce and others to insinuate that money is the major reason why politicians vie for political office is a misinterpretation of his statement.

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