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2019: Ex-Gov Akala picks running mate
The governorship candidate of African Democratic Party and former governor of Oyo State, Adebayo Alao-Akala, has picked Professor Abideen Olaiya, as his running mate for the 2019 governorship election.
This information was contained in a statement signed by Mr Abraham Ojo, Alao-Akala’s Chief Press Secretary and made available to newsmen in Ibadan on Saturday.
Further checks revealed that Olaiya, an Associate Professor of Crop Eco-physiology, was a governorship aspirant of Accord Party in the state before his appointment.
Alao-Akala said the renowned scholar was picked after due consultations with stalwarts and key stakeholders of ADP in the state.
Olaiya, an indigene of Ibadan, holds a doctorate degree in Agronomy from the University of Ibadan and lectures at the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta.
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