Politics
Ekiti 2018: Bamiji Ojo governorship ambition receives boost from residents
Akogun Bamiji Ojo governorship ambition continues to gather momentum, as the people of Ago Aduloju trooped out in large numbers at the weekend to receive the governorship hopeful in Ekiti State and his team who were on campaign rally to the area.
The carnival-like event was well attended by prominent people in the town, including chieftains of the party, who were all pledging their support for the Accord Party (AP) gubernatorial aspirant.
Vehicular movement was bought to a standstill as both male, female, old and young wanted to catch a glimpse of the man popularly known as ‘ABO’ whom Ekiti people believed could rescue the already battered economic, political and social life of the people.
The spokesperson for the community, Chief Adebisi Odedeji, while welcoming the team, lamented that successive governments in the state have abandoned them over the time, despite their supports for such in the past, adding that every promises made during electioneering campaigns by past and current administrations has not been fulfilled by them.
“They always abandon us immediately we voted them into office, they don’t even know if we exist”.
He highlighted some of their pressing needs which include drinkable pipe borne water or boreholes, motor able access road to their form settlements, good storage facilities for their farm produce, modern farming equipments, access to soft loan, establishment of modern market for their products, secondary school for their children, among others.
Responding in an emotion laden voice, the governorship hopeful, Ojo pitied the plight of every one living in the rural areas of Ekiti State including the Ago Aduloju residents.
According to him, going by Accord manifestoes, agriculture takes the front burner, hence the case of all these rural areas would be addressed holistically.
He assured them that the case of the Ago Aduloju community would be given the utmost priority its deserves if voted to power come July 2018, stressing that Ago Aduloju would wear a new look.
Corroborating his statements, the state Chairman of the party, Chief Samuel Odeoba cautioned the people to be vigilant this time around, urging that their votes should not be sold for naira.
He promised that if they cast their vote for Accord this coming governorship and subsequent elections, Ago Aduloju would be elevated and every farmer, trader and residents shall enjoy the dividends of democracy to the fullest.
Also, at the event, hundreds of Accord membership cards were distributed to the voting age residents by the Chairman of the party.
Adewole Adebayo, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), has declared his willingness to step aside in the 2027 elections if a stronger candidate emerges to lead the party.
Adebayo made this statement on Sunday during an appearance on Inside Sources with Laolu Akande, a socio-political programme aired on Channels Television, monitored by Mega Icon Magazine.
“Everybody knows that I have an aspiration. I’m working on it, but God is the author of tomorrow; we don’t even know who is going to be around in 2027,” he said.
The lawyer and politician emphasised that his ambition would not stand in the way of a more capable leader who could address Nigeria’s challenges.
“It is my prayer to God that if there is a person who God thinks is better than me to fix the problem of Nigeria, my ambition should not stop that person because we want a country that works. That is the kind of thing we are working on at this time,” he added.
Adebayo assured Nigerians that the SDP would present a candidate worthy of national support, capable of unseating President Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the next election.
He further stressed that the SDP would avoid divisive politics based on religion and ethnicity.
“What used to be an easy discussion – with religion and ethnicity – has become explosive now. So, we will not use the SDP forum to try to bifurcate our people into different zones,” he noted.
According to him, the party aims to produce a candidate whose emergence will be met with widespread approval.
“When we make a choice in the SDP, there will be resounding joy outside the SDP, and Nigerians will say: ‘Okay, finally, this platform has given the country a chance’,” Adebayo said.
The lawmaker representing Ibarapa East/Ido Federal Constituency, Engr Aderemi Oseni, has congratulated the Oyo State Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Prince Moshood Olayide-Abas on his appointment as the Board Chairman of the Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Kaduna, by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
Oseni, who also serves as the Chairman of the House Committee on Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA), described Olajide’s appointment as a recognition of his dedication to the party and his contributions to its growth in Oyo State.
In a statement issued on Saturday by his media aide, Idowu Ayodele, the lawmaker commended President Tinubu for considering competent and loyal party members for key federal appointments.
“I extend my heartfelt congratulations to our leader, Prince Abas Olajide on this well-deserved appointment. His leadership and commitment to the APC in Oyo State have been exemplary. I have no doubt that he will bring the same level of dedication to this new role,” Oseni stated.
He also congratulated other notable figures from Oyo State who were appointed to federal boards, urging them to justify the confidence reposed in them by delivering on their mandates.
“This is not just an opportunity but a call to service. I encourage all appointees to work diligently in support of President Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda,” he added.
Oseni expressed optimism that these appointments would further strengthen governance at the national level and reinforce the APC’s political structure in Oyo State.
Less than a month after former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai left the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to join the Social Democratic Party (SDP), the party’s North-West leadership has denied that he is a registered member.
In a statement issued in Kaduna, the North-West Assistant Secretary of the SDP, Idris Inuwa, asserted that neither the ward nor the state chapter of the party has any record of El-Rufai’s membership.
“It has come to our notice that certain individuals, including Nasir El-Rufai, are being rumoured to have joined the SDP. However, neither the chairman of Kaduna North Local Government in Kaduna State nor the leadership of Unguwar Sarki ward has any record of these memberships,” he stated.
Inuwa, therefore, urged El-Rufai and other prospective members to follow the proper membership process if they wish to officially join the SDP.
“We advise him and any other interested individuals to adhere to the established procedures for membership registration,” he added.
Furthermore, the North-West Zonal Assistant Secretary rejected the dissolution of the Kaduna State working committee of the SDP by the party’s National Working Committee.
“While we recognise the growing interest of individuals and groups in joining the SDP, we emphasise that there are well-defined guidelines and constitutional provisions governing membership admission. The Kaduna State chapter of SDP remains open to all prospective members who comply with the established procedures,” Inuwa stated.
It will be recalled that El-Rufai resigned his membership of the APC and defected to the SDP on 10 March 2025.
In his resignation statement, El-Rufai cited concerns over what he described as the “capricious trajectory” of the ruling party, which he alleged the leadership had failed to address.
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