Akala accepted me as his boss till his last day ~ High Chief Adewolu Ladoja

Akala accepted me as his boss till his last day ~ High Chief Adewolu Ladoja

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Akala was introduced to me by a mutual friend, Tommy Oyelade. That was in the 70’s and since then we had been friends. 

We were very close, so close that 31 years ago, i celebrated his 40th birthday for him in one of my houses in Apapa, Lagos.

He followed me on exile during the NADECO days when Sani Abacha was looking for those of us in the group. He stayed with me in my house in England for 1 month.

He came into politics through me, he followed me to UNCP. He later came back to me & said he would like to join APP, given the circumstances of Ogbomoso politics then, I agreed with him to go to APP where he contested and won the council chairmanship along with 7 councilors out of 10, which means that he proved his mettle.

It was because of me that he left APP and joined PDP. He wanted to run for chairmanship again, but this was fiercely resisted by party members who had been in the party before him. But fortune smiled on him and I took him as my deputy. I never saw him as a betrayal, he accepted me as his boss till his last day.