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The former
governor of Lagos State and a chieftain of the Action Congress of
Nigeria, Bola Tinubu, on Monday, condemned the leadership of the Oyo
State government, describing it as one that practices what he termed
“amala politics.”

Mr Tinubu, while
speaking to reporters at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, said that the
Akala-led government has brought more devastation to the people of Oyo
rather than the dividends of democracy. “Ever since the Akala type of
politics came in, the entire Oyo State has been regressing, that is the
truth,” he said. “They have brought wanton destruction to the spirit of
our people. They have never, never had a focus.”

Comparing Lagos and Ibadan

Mr Tinubu, who was
reacting to comments credited to Mr Akala, that the Action Congress of
Nigeria cannot win in Oyo State in the 2011 elections, argued that
previous administrations left tangible development worth applauding,
adding that the incumbent administration will be kicked out after next
year’s polls. “If you look at since 1999, the foundation laid by Lam
Adesina, it was a progressive foundation,” he said. “Then look at since
year 2003; are you not happy coming to Lagos? Are you happy getting to
Ibadan? And see how filthy, how dirty and how unkempt the state of
infrastructure there is in complete disintegration. Can you keep that
government any longer? Not even pipe borne water, not even one hospital
is developed. We are talking about developmental programmes in
politics; we are not talking amala politics of Akala.”

The former governor said that his party will win Ogun and Oyo States
by 2011, adding that the ACN has the capacity to boost the economies of
states. “We are using ACN to really show our capacity and commitment in
terms of economic and political development of all our various states
including Oyo, Ogun and many other states across the country,” he said.