Stop The Press: Pictures With FIRS Chairman Taken At 157th Joint Tax Board Meeting In Ibadan, I Co-Anchored the Event, Not What Detractors Claim – Hon. Olakunle Akinsete

The candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement, APM, for Ibadan South West State Constituency 11, Hon. Olakunle Akinsete, has called on detractors to stop spreading fake news using his pictures with the Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, Adelabu Zacheus.

Hon. Akinsete said the pictures currently being circulated across social media were taken on the day of the 157th Joint Tax Board Meeting in Ibadan, where he served as the co-anchor of the programme.

He explained that he was not speaking at the event in any political capacity, but was engaged as co-anchor alongside the Special Assistant to the Governor on Communication, Dayo Ogunbowale.

“The pictures with the FIRS Chairman, Adelabu Zacheus, being shared around were taken on the day the Joint Tax Board held its meeting in Ibadan. I was the co-anchor of the programme along with the Special Assistant to Governor on Communication, Dayo Ogunbowale. People should stop misinterpreting the pictures,” Hon. Akinsete said.

He stressed that he remains the authentic candidate of the APM for Ibadan South West State Constituency 11 for the forthcoming election, and that his principal remains Governor Seyi Makinde.

“Stop spreading fake news. I remain the candidate of APM for the forthcoming election and my principal is Governor Seyi Makinde,” he added.

The 157th Joint Tax Board Meeting was proudly hosted by the Oyo State Internal Revenue Service with the theme: “Taxation of the Informal Sector: Potentials and Challenges.”

The event was held between 26th and 27th May, 2025 at Jagz Hotel, Ibadan, Oyo State, and was graced by the Executive Governor of Oyo State, Engr. Seyi Makinde.

The meeting brought together chairmen of State Internal Revenue Services from across the 36 states of the federation, tax administrators, and other key stakeholders to deliberate on how to harness the potentials of the informal sector for sustainable revenue generation.

Hon. Akinsete urged his supporters and the general public to disregard any misleading interpretation of the pictures, assuring them that he remains focused, committed, and fully in the race to provide quality representation for the people of Ibadan South West State Constituency 11.