Adebayo Alao-Akala

Christopher Adebayo Alao-Akala // ⓘ (3 June 1950 – 12 January 2022) was a Nigerian politician and police officer who served as the governor of Oyo State in 2006, and again from 2007 to 2011. He was the candidate of the Action Democratic Party in the 2019 Oyo State gubernatorial election.

Alao-Akala previously served as deputy governor of Oyo State from May 2003 to January 2006 succeeding Rashidi Ladoja when he was impeached, but later reverting to the office when Ladoja was reinstated in December 2006. He was elected governor in 2007, and lost reelection in 2011 to Abiola Ajimobi of the Action Congress of Nigeria.

 Early years 
Born on 3 June 1950 at Ogbomoso, in the Ogbomoso North Local Government Area of Oyo State, Alao-Akala had his elementary school at Osupa Baptist Day School, Ogbomoso. Alao-Akala proceeded to the Kamina Barracks Middle School, 5th Battalion of Infantry in Tamale, Ghana.He passed Staff College (Psc) 1990, Diploma in Business Administration (1998), Doctor of Civil Law (DCL) Honoris Causa, LAUTECH, Ogbomoso (2006), Doctor of Science (Political Science) Honoris Causa, Lead City University, Ibadan (2008).

Alao-Akala was enlisted as Cadet Inspector of Police in June 1974, at the Nigeria Police College, Ikeja. He was recommended for overseas training at the Hendon Police College, in London. He has also attended the Administrative Staff College, Topo, Badagry; the Nigeria Institute of International Affairs (NIIA), Victoria Island, Lagos; Police Staff College, Jos; Command and Staff College, Jaji. Otunba Alao-Akala has participated as a Nigerian delegate at two INTERPOL conferences in Nice, France and in Málaga, Spain.

 Police career 
From the position of Station Officer in the Nigeria Police, he became the Administrative Officer, Federal Operations at the Force Headquarters, Lagos. He later rose to the position of Operations Officer, FEDOPS, Lagos. He became the Personal Assistant to the Assistant Inspector-General of Police and subsequently the ADC to the Inspector-General of Police.

Alao-Akala held several command positions in the Police Force. He was O/C Advanced Training Wing, Police College, Ikeja; Divisional Police Officer, Bode Thomas, Lagos; Divisional Police Officer, Iponri Police Station, Lagos; Railway Divisional Police Officer, Nigeria Railways, Ebutte Meta, Lagos; Area Commander, Western District, Nigeria Railway Police, Ibadan; CSP Admin. Gongola State Command, Yola; CSP Admin. Kwara State Command, Ilorin; Assistant Commissioner of Police, Agodi Area Command, Ibadan, Oyo State Police Command, Ibadan. In September 1995,Otunba (Dr) Adebayo retired from the Nigeria Police as the Assistant Commissioner of Police in charge of Logistics and Supply, Oyo State Police Command, Eleyele, Ibadan. Besides public service, Dr. Alao-Akala was a businessman. He was the founder and chairman of TDB Global Ventures and Parrot FM radio station, both in Ogbomoso, Oyo State. Golle polis

Gila e darnde Ofiisaajo Station nder Polis'en lesdi Naajeeriya, o laati Ofiisaajo hukuumaaji lesdi Naajeeriya, kuuɗe lesdi Naajeeriya haa hukuumaaji pamari, Lagos. Caggal ɗuum o ummiima e jappeere Ofisee Operaasiyoŋ, FEDOPS, Lagos. O wonti balloowo keeriiɗo e balloowo inspekteer mawɗo polis, caggal ɗuum ADC e inspekteer mawɗo polis.

Alao-Akala ina joginoo golle komanndaaji keewɗe e nder Polis. O woniino O/C Wing heblo toowngo, Koldaa polis, Ikeja ; Polis diiwaan oo, Bode Thomas, Lagos; Polis diiwaan, polis Iponri, Lagos; Poliis diiwaan laana njoorndi, laana njoorndi leydi Naajeeriya, Ebutte Meta, Lagos; Komandaajo nokkuure, diiwal hirnaange, polis'en laawol laanawol lesdi Naajeeriya, Ibadan; Gardiiɗo CSP. Komanda dowla Gongola, Yola; Gardiiɗo CSP. Komanda dowla Kwara, Ilorin; Balloowo komisinaajo polis, komannda nokkuure Agodi, Ibadan, komannda polis diiwal Oyo, Ibadan. E lewru Seeɗto hitaande 1995, Otunba (Dr) Adebayo woppii golle polis Naajeeriya, o woni balloowo komisinaajo polis toppitiiɗo ko fayti e njulaagu e ballal, e nder polis diiwaan Oyo, Eleyele, Ibadan. Gaagaa golle laamu, Doktoor Alao-Akala ko jom njulaagu. Ko kanko woni sosɗo e hooreejo TDB Global Ventures e rajo Parrot FM, ɗiɗo fof ko to Ogbomoso, to diiwaan Oyo.

 Nguurndam politik 
Otunba (Dr) Adebayo Alao-Akala fuɗɗii golle mum politik ko e tergal fedde New Dimension. O tawtoraama woote laamu nokkuyankooje zero-parti e hitaande 1996, caggal ɗuum o wondi e sosde UNP hade mum hawrude e UNC ngam sosde UNCP. O tawtoraama suɓngooji arandeeji ɗi UNCP waɗi e nder diiwaan Ogbomoso (One) e hitaande 1997. O tawtoraama, o dañii jooɗorde hooreejo laamu nokkuyankeewu Ogbomoso worgo wondude e dipiteeji jeeɗiɗi e les njiimaandi APP e hitaande 1998. O suɓaama cukko hooreejo State Cha99p, hakkunde OyoG290. Alao-Akala sosi fedde wootere Ogbomoso, fedde politik nde caggal mum naati e PDP. Ko kanko woni hooreejo laamu nokkuure Ogbomoso woylaare gila 1999 haa 2002.

Alao-Akala woniino cukko guwerneer diiwaan Oyo tuggi lewru mee 2003 haa lewru Yarkomaa 2006. Caggal nde guwerneer Rashidi Ladoja, gonɗo e laamu oo, woppitaa laamu, Alao-Akala huniima laamu e lewru Yarkomaa 2006, o waɗii lebbi 11. E lewru desaambar 2006, Ñaawirde Toownde ƴetti kuulal ngal, Rashidi Ladoja artiraa e laamu. Alao-Akala haɓaama e woote guwerneer e hitaande 2007 e les njiimaandi lannda Demokaraasi Leñol (PDP) o wonti Guwerneer kuuɓtodinɗo diiwaan Oyo, o waɗii manndaa timmuɗo haa lewru Mee 2011.

Ñalnde 8 lewru Duujal hitaande 2014, Otunba (Dr) Adebayo Alao-Akala ummii e lannda gollotooɓe e nder diiwaan Oyo, ummoraade e lannda PDP. Ñalnde 10 lewru Duujal hitaande 2014, o hollitii e dow laawol anniya makko ngam artirde wooteeji guwerneeruuji diiwaan Oyo e dow laylaytol lannda Labour e nder wooteeji mawɗi 2015 to leydi Najeriya. E nder bayyinaango makko, denndaangal yiɗɓe wonde guwerneeruuji lannda keddiiɗi ɗii, njippiima e makko, ɗum addani mo yaltude e gardagol guwerneeruuji lannda Labour e nder diiwaan Oyo. Ñalnde 16 lewru Duujal hitaande 2017, o woppi laamu nguu e nder kewu mawngu to Ibadan, laamorgo diiwaan Oyo.

E lewru oktoobar 2018, Alao-Akala ƴetti lannda Action Democratic Party (ADP) ɗo o heɓi tikket guwerneer ngam tawtoreede jappeere laamu Oyo e wooteeji gardagol leydi 2019 (e wondude e Prof. Abideen Olaiya, kanndidaa cukko guwerneer). Caggal wooteeji hooreejo leydi e Asaambeleeji ngenndiiji ñalnde 23 feebariyee 2019, Akala ruttitii e Kongres All Progressive, ɗum noon o woppi laamu ngam wonde Guwerneer diiwaan Oyo e les njiimaandi lannda Demokaraasi Action.

 Nguurndam e maayde neɗɗo 
Alao-Akala ko neɗɗo keewɗo ɗemɗe, haaloowo ɗemɗe Engele, Yoruba, Hawsa e Ganaa (Tiv, Fanti e Dagbani) no feewi. O jibini ɓiɓɓe njeeɗiɗo, o maayi ko ñalnde 12 lewru bowte hitaande 2022, omo yahra e duuɓi 71.

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