Campaign posters and banners of the
former Managing Director of Guaranty Trust Bank Plc, Mr. Fola Adeola, on
Wednesday flooded Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital.
Surprised residents of the Abeokuta
metropolis woke up to behold the campaign posters and banners announcing
Adeola’s readiness to join the governorship race in Ogun State on the
platform of the newly registered All Progressives Congress.
The development occurred barely a month
after chairmen of the defunct Action Congress of Nigeria in the 20 local
government areas of the state endorsed the incumbent Governor Ibikunle
Amosun for a second term.
But the campaign posters and banners
bearing the APC logo, party slogan and the inscription: “Change 2015,
Fola Adeola for Governor” were believed to be the first step by the
financial guru to dabble in the politics of his home state.
The posters and banners of the running
mate to the former chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu in the 2011 presidential election, which
were pasted in strategic locations of the metropolis, were prominent and
conspicuous in Itoku, Isale Igbein, Ijaiye, Obantoko, Ake, Totoro,
Iyana Mortuary and Lafenwa/Ayetoro Road areas.
Adeola and Ribadu contested for the
Presidency on the platform of the defunct Action Congress of Nigeria.
The renowned banker could however not be reached by our correspondent
for his comments.
But in his reaction, the State Publicity
Secretary of the defunct Congress for Progressive Change, Sina Oduntan,
said the development was a normal thing. He said everyone had the right
to show interest in any elective position in the party.
He, however, described the recent action
of the chairmen of the defunct ACN in the 20 local government areas of
the state as “just an endorsement”, stressing that it was not a
consensus reached by the whole party.
“The governorship candidate will emerge
from the state congress. Whether it is unopposed or not, the recent
endorsement of Amosun is different from the consensus of the party,
which is going to take place.
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