Akinlade Defends Conversion Of APM’s Secretariat, Buses To APC

The Gubernatorial candidate of the Allied People’s Movement APM, in the last governorship poll in Ogun state, AbdulKabir Adekunle Akinlade, has defended the ongoing rebranding of the party’s Secretariat and buses to APC brand.

The recently decamped a APM to All Progressive Party APC stressed that, the intention of the rebranding was not to kick start 2023 gubernatorial race as speculated in some quarters.

Akinlade noted that, his action was to show a complete loyalty to the APC.

His media aide, Alao Azeez Adelani, disclosed this in a press statement on Friday in Abeokuta.

The statement reads in part “Our attention has been drawn to a malicious information orchestrated and peddled around to mislead the general public that Allied People’s Movement (APM) buses have been rebranded to signify Hon. Adekunle Akinlade’s campaign interest for the 2023 Guber race.

“We wish to state unequivocally that upon Allied People’s Movement loyalists return to All Progressives Congress on Monday 23rd December 2019, all APM properties including campaign buses are scheduled for the rebrand and this will commence soon.

“We hereby implore the general public to disregard the circulated pictures of rebranded buses indicating Hon. Adekunle Akinlade’s interest in 2023 as it is designed to cause disaffection, confusion and heat up the polity.

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It would be recalled that Adekunle Akinlade, Ogun state governorship candidate of APM in the 2019 general elections was once an aspirant of APC but his inability to secure APC governorship ticket owing to former Governor Ibikunle Amosun’s political attachment and infighting within the APC family in the build-up to governorship poll forced Akinlade and his supporters who are Ex-Governor Amosun’s loyalists out of APC.

But the event of last Monday changed the political rhythm in the APC as Akinlade and his supporters rejoined APC, having received President Muhammadu Buhari and Adam’s Oshiomole-led APC’s blessings, coupled with the pardon which APC had earlier granted Akinlade’s political godfather, Ex-Governor Amosun and some other party chieftains who were earlier suspended for anti-party activities.

“Finally, we appeal to the good people of Ogun state and all our supporters to await further directive on the rebranding.”