A former Secretary to the Osun State Government (SSG), Fatai Akinbade, has stated that the belief in the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, Bola Oyebamiji, to provide good governance if elected, led members of the Turaki-led Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state to endorse his candidacy for the upcoming election on Saturday.
Akinbade, along with other PDP leaders, including Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola, officially adopted the APC candidate in Osogbo on Sunday.
In a statement, Akinbade explained that their support for Oyebamiji, who is popularly known as Ambo, was based on several factors, including his extensive experience in both private and public sectors, as well as his deep understanding of the state and its people.
“His calmness, laced with the needed experience in various capacities he had served, richly places him poles ahead of his contenders. Asiwaju Bola Oyebamiji has all it takes to turn around Osun State,” he noted.
The former SSG noted that the fact that they have decided to support the APC standard-bearer despite being of PDP shows their desire to have the best for the state and its people.
“Just like former Governor Oyinlola stressed, our endorsement of Oyebamiji for the coming Saturday’s gubernatorial election does not in any way, mean that we have left the PDP. Our decision to go through this route is for the good of the state and its people,” he stressed.
Akinbade assured that their members across the state have been mobilised to vote massively for the APC, expressing the optimism that the Ikire-born financial expert would emerge victorious at the poll.
“Already, our supporters across the state have been steadied for the election. We shall be peaceful in our conduct so as to ensure that there are no hitches that would warrant negativity,” the PDP stalwart pointed out.
While appealing to the APC gubernatorial candidate to be focused if he wins the election, Akinbade urged the people of the state to allow the election to be held without any destruction of lives and property.