Adelami, who retired from public service two years ago into business, said he is in the race to better the lot of the people, who have not enjoyed good governance since the demise of the late sage, Chief Adekunle Ajasin.
Though, he hails from the same Owo community like the incumbent, he said his focus is how to reduce the poverty level and make the people feel the impact of government.
He noted that Akeredolu has tried his best. But, he said that more still needed to be done to improve the lot of the people, adding that bowed to pressure from the people in the state.
He said he could not close his eyes to the sufferings “of our people who believe the state is blessed with human and material resources for its development but were kept down by the poor governance of the past.”
On his foray into politics, he said: “It was not calculated. I didn’t really plan that I would go into politics after retirement. It just happened. God has a way of ordering our steps. From nowhere, I was called when there were crises in APC.
I was drafted into politics by APC