OYO AFRICAN DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS GOVERNORSHIP CANDIDATE, LANLEHIN WITHDRAWS FROM COALITION OVER ‘NON-COMPLIANCE’ BY GOVERNOR MAKINDE

The coalition parties had adopted Seyi Makinde of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) as their Candidate against Adebayo Adelabu of the All Progressive Congress, (APC), and there was a ‘sharing formula’ before the agreement was sealed.

Penpushing further reports that,  Lanlehin, in a statement by his Media Office on Tuesday, which was made available to journalists in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital said he was opting out because of Makinde’s  non-compliance with the spirit and letters of the terms of the Gubernatorial pre-election agreement reached.

The Governorship Candidate of African Democratic Party(ADP)  however, explained that his party, is at liberty to remain in the coalition, and believes it should, in fact, remain.

‘Senator Olufemi Lanlehin (SOLAN), Oyo State Leader of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) hereby announces forthwith, his personal withdrawal from the coalition he has with Engr. Seyi Makinde, the Oyo State Governor’ the statement declared.

Penpushing also reports that, Lanlehin, who hinged his decision to quit the coalition on what he termed Governor Makinde’s  non-compliance with the spirit and letters of the terms of the Gubernatorial pre-election agreement reached, however maintain that his party, the African Democratic Party(ADC) is at liberty to remain in the coalition, and believes it should, in fact, remain.

Meanwhile, it is recalled that Senator Lanlehin, former Oyo State Governorship Candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) joined forces with other opposition parties’ governorship candidates to back Makinde, and the gubernatorial victory was there upon resounding.