Four serving and two former governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) joined Engr. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State to flag-off his re-election campaign in Ibadan on Thursday.
The governors included Samuel Ortom of Benue State, Nyesom Wike, Rivers State, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, Enugu State, and Okezie Ikpeazu Abia State. while the former governors are Ayodele Fayose and Dr. Olusegun Mimiko from Ekiti and Ondo States respectively.
They commended the efforts of Governor Seyi in developing and repositioning Oyo State, describing him as a man of integrity, who believes in fairness, equity, and justice.
The governors who are members of G5 governors, however, in their separate remarks kept silent on their presidential candidate to support in the forthcoming presidential election.
While charging the residents of Oyo State to support the second term bid of Governor Seyi Makinde, also appealed to them to vote all candidates of the PDP to the National Assembly and House of Assembly seats.
Addressing the party faithful at Mapo Hall, Oja’ba, Ibadan, Governor Makinde, expressed that his focus is to upgrade and sustain the developments achieved in the Oyo State Roadmap for Accelerated Development, 2019-2023.
The governor appreciated the people of the state for supporting his administration right from inception till date.
“Under Omituntun 1.0, I promised you that, in the education sector, we would achieve the sole ownership of LAUTECH by Oyo State, and we have achieved that. Today, we have also achieved the upgrade of the Emmanuel Alayande College of Education, Oyo to a University of Education. We scrapped the N3,000 education levy.
“I promised economic prosperity to the people of Oyo State under Omituntun 1.0. I said I would take them from poverty to prosperity. We have grown our IGR from N1.4bn every month in 2019 when we took over the reins of government to N3.8bn as of November 2022.
“Under Omituntun 1.0, I promised that our infrastructure would integrate all the zones of our state and target our economy. We have done the 65km Moniya-Ijaye-Iseyin Road. “There is Oyo-Iseyin Road; Ogbomoso-Iseyin Road; Apete-Awotan-Akufo Road; Airport Road; Akobo flyover and others.
“I promised that workers and retirees would get their full salaries and pensions on or before the 25th of every month; that date is now known as the GSM date and since 2019, workers and pensioners get paid.
“I promised the people a safe and secure environment, and we brought in Amotekun.
“I promised a government that will put the people first and all our decisions have shown just that. Now, it is time to upgrade. It is time for Omituntun 2.0.”
Highlight of the programme was the presentation of flags to the party’s standard-bearers in the three senatorial districts and 14 Federal Constituencies, by the Deputy National Chairman (South) of the PDP, Ambassador Taofeek Arapaja.
In attendance at the programme were the Deputy Governor of Oyo State and Makinde’s running mate with whom he collected the party’s flag, Barr. Abdulroheem Bayo Lawal; former Deputy Governor of Oyo State, Engr. Hamid Gbadamosi, Senator Hosea Agboola, Senator Monsura Sunmonu, Oloye Jumoke Akinjide and Dr. Saka Balogun
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