Alao-Akala, former governor, gave me N99m for his 2011 campaign- Taye Currency

Taye Adebisi, also known as Taye Currency, is a well-known Fuji singer who is based in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State. He has told stories of how the late Christopher Alao-Akala, the state’s previous governor, financially freed him after giving him N99 million for his 2011 governorship campaign.

When Taye Currency performed as a guest artist on December 27, 2023, at an event commemorating the annual Oshodi Day, she made this statement.

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Remember that Alao-Akala has been hailed and criticised for his charitable lifestyle on numerous occasions.

When he ran for governor again in 2015 as the Labour Party’s standard bearer, Dr. Kola Balogun, his campaign director general, stated that Alao-Akala was nicknamed ATM by the public because of his innate philanthropy and that “his style of governance made sure there was money in the pockets of his people.”

As this was going on, Taye Currency spoke and related how he had confronted Alao-Akala, the governor at the time, in his Ogbomoso residence, about how money intended for him had been withheld by people who were supposed to reimburse them for the campaign events he had organised.

Taye Currency continued, saying that he gained his boldness by challenging the late Lamidi Adedibu, who was a well-known campaign mobilizer for the Peoples Democratic Party in the state chapter, about not receiving royalties. The late politician also visited Taye Currency’s home and apologised, saying that things would get better after his outburst.

“I want to share a story about how I became who I am today and how my life was turned around for the better,” he stated. I received an invitation to participate in the 2010 campaign trail for the late Governor Christopher Adebayo Alao-Akala, along with many others. I wasn’t paid on time by the show promoter who was in responsible of compensating me for my vocals during the campaign. He would frequently postpone paying me, sometimes for as long as three days.

“I was lucky enough to be at the late governor’s house when he left. I began yelling and screamed that I had not received payment for my performance at the campaign and that I would not be going back to the stage.

Because of his enthusiastic participation in the governor’s campaign, Taye Currency was named the Culture Ambassador during Governor Seyi Makinde’s first term.

Moreover, his son Yusuf Adebisi, who represents Ibadan South-West Constituency 1 in the Oyo State House of Assembly, was dubbed “Baba” by the press after he was elected.