Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola, has said that he is prepared to face Peoples Democratic Party forces in the August 9 governorship election, insisting that he will win the election by popular votes.
Aregbesola, who spoke in Osogbo, on Saturday, warned the PDP against rigging the governorship election. According to him, the PDP does not have the support of the masses like him.
When asked how his party would react if there was an attempt by security forces to restrict its leaders and members, Aregbesola said nobody could stop the people of Osun from exercising their civic right.
He said, “I’m a product of the popular forces, by popular forces, I mean the people, I emanated from them, I’m a product of their struggle. I’ve interacted on a daily basis with the people from the outset of my administration. They know me and I know them. I have affected their lives through populist programmes.
“I’m from the street and it is easy for me to go back to the street because that’s where my people are. Can they (PDP) go to the street?
“They don’t know who they are facing; my real home is the street. Look at me, do I look like a governor? That’s why I call my administration government unusual because we need to bring passion and vision into governance and break away from stagnating ways of doing things.
“Let’s meet on the street. My administration has the full support of the masses.”
But the Minister of State for Defence, Mr. Musiliu Obanikoro, said the PDP would stop the APC from rigging the election.
Obanikoro, who spoke with our correspondent in Osogbo, on Saturday, accused the APC of planning to rig the election, stressing that the PDP would resist the alleged attempt.
On the allegation that the PDP is planning to militarise Osun governorship election, Obanikoro explained that there was the need to provide the electorate with a level playing field devoid of harassment and intimidation.
He said, “We are not here to capture Osun. We want people to come out without any fear or intimidation and cast their votes. The noise, the hullabaloo that you are hearing is because they want to rig. We know them too well with their capacity to rig election. They are not for one man, one vote. They have been importing people into the state.” Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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Minister of State/PDP for Defence? hmmmmmm Naija for real. But there is God ooooooo!
ReplyDeleteYes you are ready.You have finished packing your kaya and also finished padding where you are supposed to pad.
ReplyDeleteIf it is by charms you will not succeed but if it is by your own physical power and by God's will you will succeed as for me let the will of God be down. Our Leaders' should stop fighting over power rather they should look for a way on how to transformed the society, let their names' be written in GOLD instead of sending thugs and boko haram to kill innocent citizens, remember God is watching everyone and He will judge us accordingly.
ReplyDeleteWell said,datz just it only if they will listen.
DeleteIdentify them with performance,forget about charms or no charm,if somebody does good things,praise him to do more.
ReplyDeleteMr Aregbesola one chance is enought for you allow another person to benefit 2nd term in office is to loot no Governor in nigeria voted into power that is performing park ur load and go back to lagos to go and meet ur godfather
ReplyDeleteAregbesola deserves to lose because he tried to turn one religion against the other. He should go the way of Fayemi. Yorubas are very tolerant when it comes to religious matters but he wants to destroy our peaceful co-existence.
ReplyDeleteKeep shut u are not from Osun state
DeleteMr indegin who dey follow you fight for osun bokoharam u wl soon come and visit u with ur bokoharam governor...did u go through higher institution how much are u paying now they increas tution fee in osun so that they can see money to be feeding lagos state useless poeple
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