Darkness in Oyo: Oladele Questions Makinde’s Energy Record, Faults Assembly’s Attack on Adelabu
Hon. Saheed Adeyemi Oladele (SAO), APC aspirant for the House of Representatives in Ibarapa Central/North Federal Constituency, on Thursday delivered a strongly worded response to the recent resolution of the Oyo State House of Assembly condemning the Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu over the lingering electricity challenges in Ibarapaland and other parts of the state. Addressing journalists, Oladele described the Assembly’s position as politically convenient and lacking in balanced assessment, insisting that the attempt to single out the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, amounts to a calculated effort to deflect attention from what he termed the shortcomings of the Oyo State Government under Governor Seyi Makinde. According to him, while the Minister oversees national power policy and regulatory coordination across the federation, the legal and constitutional landscape has significantly evolved, granting states expanded authority in electricity generation and dis...