Dele Alake Explains 2026 Ekiti ‘Guber Campaign Posters’

The minister of solid minerals, Dele Alake has disowned plans to contest the 2026 governorship election in Ekiti State, saying that the campaign posters portraying his interest in the race were the handiwork of disgruntled individuals.

GWG.ng reports that the campaign posters bearing the logo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) with inscriptions such as “Dele Alake 4 Governor” and “Take it Back” have especially flooded social media platforms.

However, disowning the posters and pledging his support for Governor Biodun Oyebanji, in a statement made available to newsmen in Ado-Ekiti by his special assistant on media, Segun Tomori said:

“The attention of the Hon. Minister of Solid Minerals, Dr. Dele 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 general public is hereby informed that Dr Alake has no interest in running for the governorship election in Ekiti 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 Honorable Minister who is busy with the onerous task of reforming and revamping the Solid Minerals sector, 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,

“He supports the current administration of Governor Biodun Oyebanji in Ekiti and as a proud son of the soil, Dr. Alake will continue to contribute to the growth and progress of Ekiti State”, it added.

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