The Secretary Normal 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 Unbiased Nationwide Electoral Fee had mounted the governorship ballot for November 16, 2024.
Ebiseni, who defected to the Peoples Democratic Celebration 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 information of the state.
He stated, “Initially, in the event you observe the trajectory of governance from the Ajasin period, our state, has had a uncommon privilege of being ruled by governors who are usually not solely intellectually suave, grounded of their chosen carriers, completely bred and groomed within the ideology of the Awolowo college of thought which defines our welfarist programmes with which our folks and politics have been recognized.
“Apart from Ondo State could be very proud and has produced Ajasin, Adefarati, Agagu, Mimiko and Akeredolu who had 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 informed me after I visited him on consultations, we should at all times attempt to take care of such requirements.
“Growth of our state additionally requires being absolutely acquainted with the territory and the folks. Such information affords the brand new supervisor the chance of the situation of assets, creates wealth therefrom and pretty allocate similar 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 information of the state, having served as a council chairman and 3 times commissioner within the state.
He stated the diversification of the economic system of the state from over-reliance on federal allocation, can be given high precedence.
“Sure social providers which set our state aside ideologically and which have been discontinued or deserted have to be resuscitated when it comes to high quality and reasonably priced training and well being providers together with the Mom and Baby Hospitals which can 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 not afford such existential programmes. I used to be privileged to be a part of the group that completed this for the state, ‘ the Afenifere chieftain said