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Akala not a betrayer, Ladoja says as he mourns him

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January 13, 2022
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Ibadan – A Former governor of Oyo State, Senator Rashidi Ladoja, said the death of his former deputy , Adebayo Alao Akala is a personal huge loss to him.

Ladoja who is currently the Osi Olubadan of Ibadanland said this on Thursday in a condolence message to the people of Oyo State on the sudden death of Akala in Ogbomoso on Wednesday.

The former governor expressed shock over the news of the death of his former deputy , saying that he was full of life when they met recently at two separate functions in Ibadan, the last one being at the funeral of the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Saliu Adetunji.

Ladoja said his personal relationship with the deceased was cordial till his death, though they had instances of disagreeing politically which did not in any way injure their personal relationship.

Ladoja revealed that Akala joined politics through him and restated his earlier position that Alao-Akala was not responsible for his impeachment in 2006 as being said in some quarters and that he never saw him as a betrayer.

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“We were very close. So close that I celebrated his 40th birthday for him in one of my houses in Apapa, Lagos.

“That was 31 years ago. He was introduced to me by a mutual friend, Tommy Oyelade. That was in the 70’s and since then we had been friends.

“He followed me on exile during the NADECO days when Sani Abacha was looking for those of us in the NADECO.

“He stayed with me in my house in England and we were going to my office together. We lived together for about a month.

“In fact, the last two times we met at functions, first at the anniversary of Alhaji Lam Adesina. He told me he would have to rush to attend other functions in Lagos that day. That was in November last year. At the burial of the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Saliu Adetunji, we also met. On both occasions, he took permission from me before leaving. He said he naturally would not leave me behind at any function.

“He came into politics through me. He followed me to the defunct UNCP. And when he wanted to contest as chairman, the Ogbomoso establishment opposed it and he was disqualified.

“When a new dispensation started in 1998, he came to me and said since I am the one he followed into politics , he would not want to go to a different party.

“But given the circumstances of Ogbomoso politics, he would like to join APP and realize his ambition as council chairman .

” And I agreed with him to go to APP where he contested and won the council chairmanship election along with seven councilors out of 10, which meant that he proved his mettle.

“It was because of me that he left APP and joined PDP. He wanted to run for chairmanship again, but this was fiercely resisted by party members who had been in the party before him. But fortune smiled on him and I took him as my deputy.

“He accepted me as his boss until his last day.

“On some occasions, we had different opinions, but such differences never went beyond the issues. The differences did not go into our hearts because we had some peculiar love for each other.

“Our boss-subordinate relationship lasted till he died.

“Maybe as a result of his training as a policeman, he loved taking and carrying out orders. He took orders from superiors without questioning them. When Alao-Akala addressed himself to an assignment, he carried it out with total commitment.

“Like I have said at several fora, it was not Akala that impeached me. It was (Olusegun) Obasanjo and his cohorts.

“Akala must have been put under pressure by Obasanjo and his cohorts. I don’t see Akala as somebody who betrayed me as my deputy.

” Whether he participated in the impeachment saga, he would have constitutionally taken over as governor.

“I commiserate with his wives, children and his political family.

“As an older person, I should not go to his house now. But I have sent a delegation to Ogbomoso to condole with the family. I pray that God will forgive his shortcomings,” Ladoja said.(vitalnews)

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