The Governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the forthcoming Osun State gubernatorial election, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has promised to be a governor who listens to the voice of the masses and identifies with their yearnings and aspirations in conception and implantation of programmes, AMILOADED reports.
Adeleke made the vow while addressing traditional rulers and community leaders in Awo, Egbedore Local Government of Osun State in continuation of his campaign tour of the state.
The PDP candidate said Osun State deserves “a new leaf of life especially considering the fact that the present government has failed to fulfil any of the promises it made to the electorate four years ago.”
While declaring that Osun State is too endowed to be poor, Adeleke attributed the lack of infrastructure in most part of the state and absence of adequate welfare for the people to the “self-catering politics” of the ruling APC which he said must be rejected by the people.
He promised to facilitate the completion of the Iddo Osun Airport as well as establish micro Agric processing industry in rural areas to create jobs and boost the local economy.
The governorship candidate said, “I will not be a Governor that sits in the office but my deputy and I will be in the various communities supervising projects and getting direct feedback from the people. We will listen to you and work with you to restore the glory of Osun State”
Speaking earlier, the Director General of the Ademola Adeleke campaign organisation, Hon Sunday Bisi, said in line with the PDP all inclusive style of governance, traditional rulers would be given a pride of place in the administration of Senator Adeleke if elected as the governor of the state.
In their various responses, the Alawo of Awo, Oludo of Iddo-Osun, Elekuro, Olokinni and other Obas in Egbedore Local Government described Senator Adeleke as “coming from a background of selfless service” as epitomised by his father who was a senator and his elder brother who was Osun’s first civilian governor.
They further expressed the gratitude of the people of Egbedore Local Government for the various projects facilitated in the past by Senator Adeleke for various communities in the Local Government and urged him not to renege on his promises if elected as governor.
The traditional rulers took turns to pray for God’s favour upon the PDP candidate in the July 16 governorship election.
Other highlights of the campaign tour was the commissioning of various projects executed by the serving member of the House of Representatives, Bamidele Salam, in Iragberi, Awo and Okinni communities.
The campaign ended with a mega rally at the Olorunsogo Community Park where thousands of party members, traders and artisans trooped out to receive Senator Adeleke and assured him of their support in the forthcoming election.
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