Christopher Adebayo Alao-Akala was a former police officer, businessman and politician of great reputation.

He was born in Ogbomoso in the year 1950 in the month of June and he hails from Ogbomoso in Oyo State.

Alao-Akala a former Deputy Governor of Oyo State from May 2003 to January 2006 became the governor of Oyo state after his principal Governor Rashidi Ladoja was impeached from office.

After the reinstation of Rashidi Ladoja Alao-Akala contested and won the gubernatorial election in 2007 under the platform of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and became the Executive Governor of Oyo state, serving just a full term till May 2011.

Before that, in 1998 he had vied for the chairmanship seat of the Ogbomoso North Local Government under the platform of All People’s Party (APP) and won.

After his defeat in 2011 by Abiola Ajimobi in December 2014, Alao-Akala formally declared his intention to re-contest in the gubernatorial election of Oyo State on the platform of the Labour Party in the February 2015 general elections hence he was the Labour party’s gubernatorial flag bearer in Oyo State.

He later moved to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) On 16th December, 2017.

Again in a bid to rule Oyo state for the second time and win the 2019 general elections in October 2018, Alao-Akala defected to the Action Democratic Party (ADP) where he won the gubernatorial ticket to contest for the office of Governor.

After the 23rd February, 2019 Presidential and National Assemblies Elections, Akala defected back to the All Progressives Congress, thereby stepping down in the race to become Governor of Oyo state under the platform of the Action Democratic Party.

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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.

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.

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.

From the position of Station Officer in the Nigeria Police, Alao-Akala became the Administrative Officer, Federal Operations at the Force Headquarters, Lagos.

Alao-Akala later rose to the position of Operations Officer, FEDOPS, Lagos and later 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.