Olusola Oke, a governorship aspirant in Ondo, says it is his turn to become a governor in the state.
Oke, who is vying for the ticket of the All Progressives
Congress, spoke while officially declaring his interest in the governorship
election of the state at the APC secretariat in Akure, on Monday.
The aspirant urged the APC National Working Committee (NWC)
to ensure the primary poll is free and fair.
“I have come here today to notify you of my intention to
throw in my cap again into the contest for the governorship seat of Ondo state
on the platform of APC,” Oke said.
“However, Mr
chairman, leaders of our great party, I want to plead that you should conduct a
free fair and transparent primary.”
The former commissioner, who represented Ondo State on the
Governing Board of NDDC, said it was his turn to be the governor of the coastal
state, stressing that his candidature would cripple opposition parties, boasting
that all the political parties in the state would support him and the return
would be very massive.
“I’ve contested for this position for three times, I lost
like Buhari and the fourth time is my turn. Recall that three of us rose at the
same time in this state. Mimiko, Akeredolu and I. The three of us are from
three different senatorial districts.
“Mimiko took his turn
from the central, late Akeredolu took his turn from the north. I am told and
I’m glad that the ticket is shifting to the south, so who’s turn is next?
“It is my turn. I am the only one that can say that, nobody
else can say that.”
Highlighting his political trajectory, Oke said his
experience in various positions of governance makes him the man for the job.
“There are three ways you know a politician, it is either
you’ve been a lawmaker, you’ve been a party administrator or you’ve occupied
executive position,” he said.
“I have occupied the
three. I was once a lawmaker and was a party administrator. In the choice of my
career, ranging for over 35 years in politics, I’ve gathered experience.
“Because I’ve been a party administrator, I will know how to
manage party members as a governor. Because I’ve been a lawmaker, I will know
how to manage lawmakers in the state, and because I have occupied executive
positions, I will hit the ground running immediately I am elected.”
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