Deputy Senate President, Senator Barau Jibrin, has called on voters in Osun to reject the administration of Governor Ademola Adeleke and vote for the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Asiwaju Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji (AMBO), in Saturday’s governorship election.
Barau made the call on Thursday at the APC mega campaign rally held at Freedom Park, Osogbo, where he urged the electorate to support the party’s candidate to return Osun State to what he described as the mainstream of national politics.
The Deputy Senate President, who serves as secretary of the APC National Campaign Council for the election, identified leadership and political alignment at the federal level as major factors affecting the state’s development.
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According to him, Osun has considerable human and natural resources but requires leadership capable of harnessing them for the benefit of the people.
“Osun is a state that has enormous potential and enormous resources, both natural and human.
“But the problem is that it doesn’t have a governor to harness these resources. What is needed at this moment is to elect APC’s AMBO, who has the requisite pedigree and the requisite background to harness these resources,” he said.
The Deputy Senate President also argued that Osun would benefit from having an APC government, noting that the party currently controls the majority of states across the country.
“Apart from that, there’s one thing that is also lacking. Osun State is not within the mainstream of Nigerian politics. What is needed at this stage is to bring Osun State into the mainstream of Nigerian politics,” he said.
He added, “As we speak, we have 31 states being governed by the APC. But Osun is isolated. So, you (voters) need to go out on Saturday to bring Osun into the equation of our national politics by voting for APC.
“When you do that, Osun State will gain and develop. Please, on Saturday, go out there and vote for APC’s candidate. By doing so, you have voted for development and for infrastructure.”
The APC chieftain also appealed to party supporters to conduct themselves peacefully during the election, urging them to avoid violence and focus on issues that would promote the democratic process.
He stressed the need for the electorate and party supporters to respect the sanctity of human life before, during, and after the poll.