The immediate past governor of
Oyo State, Abiola Ajimobi has said he prefers going to the Senate than becoming
a minister in President Muhammadu Buhari’s expected cabinet.
According to him, ensuring that
his allegedly stolen mandate in the last senatorial election is retrieved in
court is more important to him rather than pursuing a ministerial appointment.
Ajimobi also clarified that
President Buhari has not offered him any ministerial appointment.
Speaking with newsmen in Ibadan
yesterday, the ex-governor affirmed his belief that the ministerial appointment
should go to a younger member of the party in Oyo State since he is not the
only APC member in the state.
He stressed that it was the
reason he was committed to the petition his party filed against Senator Kola
Balogun at the tribunal.
Balogun was declared the winner
of the Oyo South Senatorial District election by the Independent National
Electoral Commission (INEC). He contested on the platform of People’s
Democratic Party (PDP).
Ajimobi said: “I am in court for
my senatorial election. I only expressed my preference that I am in court
because I prefer the Senate. How can I be pursuing the Senate and ministerial
appointment at the same time? I prefer the Senate.
“I hold President Muhammadu
Buhari in high esteem. I will actually prefer a younger person to be considered
for the ministerial slot since I am pursuing my senatorial ambition.”
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