Christopher Alao-Akala

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Christopher Adebayo Alao-Akala (born 1950) is the Governor of Oyo State, Nigeria. He was in office from January 12, 2006 to December 12, 2006 and reclaimed the position on May 29, 2007. He is a member of the ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP).

Alao-Akala replaced Rasheed Ladoja, who was impeached by the state House of Assembly. The impeachment was challenged in the courts on the basis of it being illegally carried out by the less than two-thirds majority requirement of the constitution. With only 18 of the 32-member House of Assembly voting in favor of removal, the majority claims that suspended members are not required to be considered in determining two-thirds majority.

Alao-Akala was the de-facto governor while Ladoja claimed to be de-jure governor pending the determination of the suit.

Alao-Akala was removed from his current position as state governor after the Appeal Court in Ibadan declared the impeachment process of Rasheed Ladoja null and illegal, and the supreme court upheld the appeal’s court’s decision. Nevertheless, he was reelected in the 2007 general election. Chief Alao Akala it was who erected a statue of the "Unknown Soldier" to replace that of a revered icon of Yoruba emancipation Chief Obafemi Awolowo.

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