Deputy governor of Oyo
State, Moses Adeyemo, earlier today made his intention to join the 2019
governorship race known to the leadership of the governing All Progressives
Congress (APC) in the state.
Adeyemo’s declaration
was done at the state party secretariat, Oke Ado, Ibadan, where he said he
joined the race based on his experience in governance, especially as a deputy
governor since 2011.
He said: “the governor
has performed very well and there is need to continue his good and quality
work. As a loyal party man, who has been in the progressive fold all my life,
from the days of the Action Group (AG), the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and
now the All Progressive Congress (APC).
“I have equally served
the progressive parties in various capacities, including caretaker chairman of
Saki East Local Government, party’s state treasurer and financial secretary
before my current position of deputy governor.
“I believe I am the
most suitable candidate to succeed Governor Abiola Ajimobi, ‘Mr. Quality,’ as
the next governor of the state. I promise that I will abide by all the rules
and regulations of the party.”
The state’s APC
chairman, Chief Akin Oke, who said the party would decide whoever would become
its flagbearer at the appropriate time, commended Adeyemo for his courage, noting
that a level playing field would be created for all the aspirants.
It was learnt that
Governor Ajimobi had at a public function held at the International Conference
Centre, University of Ibadan, commended Adeyemo for his loyalty and asked if he
would want to be the next governor.
Adeyemo’s response was in
the affirmative, probably in view of the agitation that the APC governorship
seat should be zoned to the Oke Ogun axis of the state, where Minister of
Commincation, Adebayo Shittu, who is also interested in the governorship seat,
hails from.
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