The immediate past Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has dismissed the speculation of resigning against the wishes of President Bola Tinubu.

Adelabu resigned to pursue his governorship ambition in Oyo State, on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

However, there were reports that Adelabu did not make the necessary consultations before his resignation.

According to credible sources in the Presidency and among Adelabu’s aides said Tinubu had wanted to consider the Oyo APC chieftain as the new Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, following Wale Edun’s resignation.

“The truth is that he (Adelabu) resigned. He wasn’t sacked. I can confirm that to you. In fact, the President didn’t want him to go. He came to the Villa on Tuesday and met with the President. The President had been avoiding him for the past two months, so he wouldn’t get the opportunity to talk about resignation. That’s why he delayed,” a top government official in the Presidency said.

According to the source, the President had sent intermediaries to caution Adelabu against resigning.

In response to the reports online, Adelabu, in the statement issued through his Media Aide, Femi Awogboro, explained that his resignation was not in any way against Tinubu’s wishes.

The former Minister maintained that Tinubu approved his resignation, adding that the reports online are baseless claims.

The statement said, “Adelabu actually obtained the full approval and blessing of President Tinubu before taking the decision to resign. Those spreading false speculations to desist, such claims are baseless.

“Critics have nothing tangible to hold against Adelabu and are only unsettled by the unprecedented crowd that welcomed him back to Ibadan last Thursday.”