The Special Adviser on Strategic Communications and Media to Bayo Adelabu, Bolaji Tunji, has denied reports claiming the minister resigned from office.
A letter circulating online had suggested that Adelabu stepped down as Minister of Power to pursue his ambition of contesting the 2027 governorship election in Oyo State.
However, Tunji dismissed the claim, stating, “He has not resigned. That letter of resignation did not come from his office.”
When asked whether the minister would eventually resign to join the race, the aide said, “When the time comes, everything will be revealed.”
The speculation comes amid a directive by Bola Tinubu, ordering political appointees interested in the 2027 elections to resign on or before March 31.
Adelabu, a former deputy governor (operations) at the Central Bank of Nigeria, previously contested the Oyo governorship election in 2019 under the All Progressives Congress but lost to incumbent governor Seyi Makinde of the Peoples Democratic Party.
He also ran in 2023 under the Accord Party after losing the APC primary, but was again defeated by Makinde.
Adelabu later returned to the APC in 2023 before being appointed Minister of Power by President Tinubu.
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