The Oyo State Governor, Abiola
Ajimobi has said it was better that the National Leader of the ruling All
Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu imposed the party governorship
flagbearer in the 2019 election, Adebayo Adelabu, on him than the National
Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Uche Secondus, who he described
as an Igbo man, to impose someone on Oyo people.
Ajimobi, however, said it was
actually God who told him to make Adelabu the next Governor.
Ajimobi said the opposition
party’s flagbearer, making the insinuation, should be more worried about a
non-Yoruba in the person of Secondus who according to him, chooses and
determines the party’s choice for the election.
This was part of the Governor’s
speech at flag-off of the governorship campaign rally at an event which held at
the Oke Ado state party secretariat, Ibadan.
He said, “Before I said Adelabu
would be the governor, God spoke to me. And some people said it was Tinubu who
told me.
“Please is Tinubu living in
Ibadan with us? Even if Tinubu had even told me, is it not better than
Secondus, who is an Igbo man, to tell them who should be their flagbearer?
“You all should know that with
all these that we are doing, God is really with us because when we started,
what we asked God was that if we will do well, God should help us to get there
and if we won’t do well, he shouldn’t allow us to get there.
“How many politicians can say
that? It is almost eight years and you all can see how well we have done.
“Before we came into power, when
they tell you someone is an NURTW member, do you stay close to him?
“How well do you pass through Iwo
road and other places around town? Is it not in fear and anxiety? But the story
has changed. There is peace and even the NURTW members are now peaceful and
gentle people.
“God sees my heart. It is God who
made us choose Adelabu. All those who aspired for the ticket, there was nobody
among them who was not qualified. We had people with first class and second
class in various fields, but the scripture must be fulfilled.
“Among all those who contested
for the ticket, God told me that I should pick the youngest person in age and
when you look at the bible for the story of David, you will understand better.
“Please, the remaining of you
that you contested for the post, I beg you to forgive me. Adelabu did not put
himself there, God put him there. He only used us to get there and I assure
you, he will not misuse it.”
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