From the cradle of his political career, Abdulkabir Adekunle Akinlade, has displayed the attitude of a politician who has no mind of his own but rather plays a puppet to his godfather. When his godfather and the former governor of Ogun State, Senator Ibikunle Amosun picked him as his anointed candidate to succeed him towards the twilight of his tenure in 2019, many kicked against, perhaps, based on his antecedent. The ‘war’ in All Progressive Congress, APC was to too much and too hot to handle. He was already being addressed as Governor not knowing he was simply living in a fool’s paradise.
The election came and it was a war that Senator Amosun and his loyalists eventually lost out. As the All Progressive Congress APC National Working Committee, nullified the primary election that declared him winner and called for a new primary election that ushered in Prince Dapo Abiodun. In a bid to make his ambition see the light of the day, the former member of House of Representatives moved out en-mass to totally moribund party, Allied Progressives Movement, APM. However, this was the beginning of his political misfortune. He lost the governorship election to the candidate of APC. Prince Dapo Abiodun.
But with the advice of his godfather, he refused to accept the result of the election and pursued it to the Supreme Court where he lost woefully. Maybe if had known, he would have accepted the outcome but like an unrepentant optimist he decided to challenge the outcome of the election, Till date the Yewa born politician is literarily gnashing his teeth in anger and regret. However, it was gathered that since his godfather won the Ogun Central senatorial election, he has left the Former lawmaker in the cold. ‘’He has recoiled back into his cocoon staying far from all social activities. Favour seekers have deserted him. In the cause of the election, he spent his savings pre-election and post-election chasing legal redress. He expended the little money he was supposed to be feeding with on the Guber election’’. A source told CITYSPY.
Despite Akinlade’s defection back to the ruling APC, he is being treated like a prodigal child. He has lost political relevancy as the structure that was used for his election has been collapsed back into Dapo Abiodun’s political structure. According to Yoruba Parlance; The Dog that will get lost will not listen to the whistle of the hunter; that is the case of Akinlade.
