Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu has announced his return to the All Progressives Congress (APC) from the Accord Party.
Adelabu announced his return to the APC in a letter dated December 6, 2023, addressed to the Oyo State chairman of the party.
Adelabu had dumped the APC to contest the 2023 governorship election in Oyo State on the platform of Accord Party after losing the APC ticket to Senator Teslim Folarin.
He was however appointed as a minister by President Bola Tinubu while being a member of Accord Party.
Adelabu in the letter, said that he will officially announce his return to the APC at a ceremony to be held at the party Secretariat in Oke Ado on December 15.
The letter read in part, “I hereby write to notify the State Executive and leaders of All Progressive Party Congress (APC), Oyo State, of my intention to officially announce my return to our Great Party at a ceremony to be held at the Party Office in Oke-Ado on 15th December, 2023. I want this ceremony to be anchored by the State Executive with all Local Government Party Chairmen and Leaders in attendance.
“You will recall that I left the party alongside my faithful and loyal followers at the peak of the crisis rocking the party emanating from the manner the state congress and consequently the primary elections were administered. However, having consulted with our National Leaders and National Executive, I have decided to return to the Party. My first demonstration of this was a courtesy visit to the Party National Chairman where we agreed on the imperatives of my return to the party.
“As a serving Minister of Power of the Federal Republic of Nigeria under President Tinubu led Administration, I look forward to a robust working relationship with the State Executive, Party Leaders and entire party members towards achieving the Renewed Hope Agenda of Mr. President and the party at large, and in particular, in installing an APC-led Government at the state level in 2027 for an unprecedented development of Oyo State.”
