Afenifere chieftain joins Ondo governorship race
The Secretary Common of the pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, Chief Sole Ebiseni, has declared his intention to contest the forthcoming governorship election in Ondo State.
The Impartial Nationwide Electoral Fee had mounted the governorship ballot for November 16, 2024.
Ebiseni, who defected to the Peoples Democratic Social gathering lately, stated this yr’s governorship election was going to be a defining second for the state.
Talking in Akure, the state capital, on Thursday, the lawyer stated the state wanted an individual who was correctly grounded and had full data of the state.
He stated, “At the beginning, if you happen to observe the trajectory of governance from the Ajasin period, our state, has had a uncommon privilege of being ruled by governors who should not solely intellectually suave, grounded of their chosen carriers, completely bred and groomed within the ideology of the Awolowo faculty of thought which defines our welfarist programmes with which our folks and politics have been recognized.
“Apart from Ondo State may be very proud and has produced Ajasin, Adefarati, Agagu, Mimiko and Akeredolu who have been and are males who gave our state a pleasant company picture within the comity of governors. As one of many leaders of the social gathering advised me after I visited him on consultations, we should all the time attempt to take care of such requirements.
“Growth of our state additionally requires being totally acquainted with the territory and the folks. Such data affords the brand new supervisor the chance of the situation of sources, creates wealth therefrom and pretty allocate identical with out undue focus in a single or few locations.”
Ebiseni, claimed to have a comparative benefit over different contestants within the race, within the data of the state, having served as a council chairman and thrice commissioner within the state.
He stated the diversification of the financial system of the state from over-reliance on federal allocation, could be given prime precedence.
“Sure social companies which set our state aside ideologically and which have been discontinued or deserted should be resuscitated when it comes to high quality and inexpensive schooling and well being companies together with the Mom and Youngster Hospitals which might be pretty prolonged within the zones and plenty of of such welfare programmes.
“It’s a low-cost petit-bourgeois mindset to argue that the state can’t afford such existential programmes. I used to be privileged to be a part of the workforce that achieved this for the state, ‘ the Afenifere chieftain said