Otunba Christopher Adebayo Alao-Akala also attended other Career Development Courses at the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA), Victoria Island, Lagos, Police Staff College, Jos, Plateau State and the Command Staff College, Jaji where he bagged Passed Staff College, Psc, in 1990.  He was a member of Nigeria Delegates to two INTERPOL Conferences in Nice, France and Malaga, Spain.

Among the positions of responsibilities and work experience of Otunba Christopher Adebayo Alao-Akala are Station Officer, DPO Bode Thomas, Lagos DPO, Iponri Police Station, Lagos; Railways Divisional Police Officer (RDPO), Nigeria Railways, Ebute-Metta, Lagos and Area Commander, Western District, Nigeria Railways Police, Ibadan.

Otunba Christopher Adebayo Alao-Akala was Chief Superintendent of Police, Administration both in Gongola and Kwara State Commands and Assistant Commissioner of Police, Agodi Area Command, Ibadan and later in charge of Logistics and Supply, Oyo State Police Command, Eleyele, Ibadan from where he retired in September, 1995.

He ventured into partisan politics as a member of New Dimension, a political association, participated in the Zero-Party Local Government election of 1996 and co-founded UNP before its fusion with UNCE to form UNCP.

He contested and won the Chairmanship of Ogbomoso North Local Government in 1998 under the platform of All Peoples Party (APP) and served in that capacity between 1999 and 2002 during which he got elected as Vice Chairman, Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON), Oyo State Chapter from 1999 to 2002.

During 1999 – 2002 that he was the Chairman of Ogbomoso North Local Government of Oyo State, he demonstrated rare commitment and diligence to duty.  Except when on official assignment outside the Local Government, he gets to the office as early as 8.00am and leave very late in the day attending to all issues affecting his people.  No wonder, the tenure witnessed a lot of developmental projects unparallel in the history of the Local Government.  These include construction of roads, building of Schools, hospitals and a host of others.

As the Deputy Governor of Oyo State, apart from State matters, he was the Chairman of the sub-committee on Cocoa regeneration and development, of the National Cocoa Development Committee.  The hosting of the Cocoa Rebirth Event in Ibadan is a reward of some sort for his wonderful contributions to the National Cocoa Development Committee and for the giant strides achieved in the cocoa industry for the period that he was the Deputy Governor.

His meteoric rise from the grass root level as a Chairman of a Local Government to the State, first as a Deputy Governor and then to the highest political office in the State, is indeed destined by God and with a specific mission, determination and loyal commitment to improve the level of development in the State.

Since his assumption of office as the Executive Governor of Oyo State on 29th May, 2007, he has changed the whole phase of governance in the State with his high level of commitment, accessibility, tolerance and service.  This is evidenced in the restoration and maintenance of peace in the State.  Indeed, the face of governance has drastically changed from sombreness that hitherto pervaded the corridor of power to that of unprecedented liveliness as there is no longer any dull moment.  The Governor, in his usual characteristics manner of open mindedness, ensures that every member of his cabinet plays significant role in his administration as governance to him, is team work and collective effort.