Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo
State, on Friday in Ibadan, the state capital announced his intention to
contest the Oyo South Senatorial seat on the platform of the ruling All
Progressives Congress (APC).
Ajimobi made the announcement at
the maiden General Abdulsalami Abubakar Foundation Peace Lecture held at the
Trenchard Hall of the University of Ibadan.
The governor while speaking said
he had gone to Abuja, the Nation’s capital for the screening exercise as parts
of the conditions for the contestants under the platform of the party.
It was gathered that Ajimobi
once represented the district between 2003 and 2007 under the platform of the
Alliance for Democracy (AD).
He said, “You know, I am running
for the Senate. So, I went to Abuja for the screening exercise of our party and
just returned yesterday”.
Oyo South consists nine local
governments of Ibadan and Ibarapa geo-political zones of the state.
The local governments under the
district include; Ibadan South-West, Ibadan North, Ibadan North-West, Ibadan
South-East, Ibadan North-East, Ido, Ibarapa Central, Ibarapa East and Ibarapa
North.
The governor while speaking
further described Abubakar, as “a man of peace, integrity and honour” who
handed over power to the civilian government in 1999 peacefully.
He described Oyo State as one of
the most peaceful states in Nigeria, adding that the foundation of his
administration was based on peace and security.
He said, “Unarguably, University
of Ibadan remains the best in Africa. It is a world class training institute
for postgraduate studies. It has graduated reputable and renowned Africans.
“It is known for human capital
development and has above all, been supportive to Oyo State Government in our
educational programmes”.
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