Dele Alake, the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, has stated that he has no intention of running for the position of governor in Ekiti State.
In a statement released on Monday, Alake’s media aide, Segun Tomori, clarified that the campaign posters circulating on social media are fake and have no connection to Alake.
Tomori emphasized that Alake is fully dedicated to his current role as a minister and supports the current administration of Governor Biodun Oyebanji in Ekiti.
It is worth noting that Alake, who is originally from Ekiti, previously served as the Commissioner of Information and Strategy in Lagos from 1999 to 2007.
“The attention of the Honourable Minister of Solid Minerals, Dr. Oladele Alake, has been drawn to a poster that is circulating on social media and across WhatsApp groups where he is positioned as a gubernatorial aspirant in Ekiti State with the inscription ‘Take it Back’,” the statement reads.
“The general public is hereby informed that Dr. Alake has no interest in running for the governorship election in Ekiti State, either now or in the future.
“The poster in circulation does not have his approval, as he does not know the people behind it. It is fake and should be discarded.
“It is unconscionable that the Honourable Minister, who is busy with the onerous task of reforming and revamping the Solid Minerals sector in Nigeria, a responsibility committed to him by President Bola Tinubu, will leave that to be plotting for an election in Ekiti State.
“The Honourable Minister is a busy man, working tirelessly on how to make the solid minerals sector a major revenue earner for the country and for the sector to create thousands of high-paying jobs for Nigerians.”
