Former governor of Oyo state Adebayo Alao-Akala has expressed his intention to contest the state governorship election beneath the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Alao-Akala said this whereas receiving letters of provide to contest offered to him by the chairman of Akala Support Group, Dr Fola Akinosun, at his Bodija residence, Ibadan, on Wednesday.
He stated “with all sense of duty and with a view to consolidating and surpass the achievements recorded thus far by Governor Ayoola Ajimobi in direction of making Oyo state higher, I, Christopher Adebayo Alao-Akala, having commune with my creator, the Almighty God, my speedy household and due consultations with the crucial stakeholders, do solemnly provide myself to contest for the governorship seat of Oyo state come 2019. So, assist me, God. “