The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP governorship aspirant in Ogun State, Jimi Lawal has vowed to fight insecurity to a standstill if elected in next year’s election.
Lawal who was the immediate past Chairman of Kaduna State Economic Development Council , said this in Abeokuta, Ogun state capital, when he officially declared his intention to run for governorship in Ogun State under the platform of the PDP.
The British trained banker, also announced his 5 – point agenda, including economic development, human capital, infrastructure, good governance and security.
Lawal vowed to tackle cultism, kidnapping and other insecurity challenges to a standstill in the state.
He noted that activities of cultists who murdered about 16 persons recently have rendered the state insecure and leave residents in palpable fear.
Lawal also said his administration would grant “free and compulsory education up to the secondary level”, as part of moves to improve education in the state.
“From 2023, it is free and compulsory education up to the secondary school level. We will also pay for the WEAC and JAMB.
“If we make education free and compulsory, any children seen wandering or hawking during school hours, the parents of such children would be arrested.
“Can you say this present government is doing this? If they are not, that’s the more reason we have to flush out this government,” Lawal said.
In their separate remarks, the State Chairmen of PDP in Oyo and Ogun, Dayo Ogungbenro and Sikirullahi Ogundele declared that the party would flush out the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) out of government in 2023.
Ogundele said, “Whoever supports APC in 2023 needs to be checked psychiatrically. They need to have their brains checked. What will APC use to campaign for Nigerians. Is it the price of food stuffs? Or prices of petrol?
“They have messed up this country and disappointed Nigerians.”
Ogundele assured all aspirants of level playing field, saying they must be united ahead of next elections.
He said: “I want to assure all aspirants that there would be a level playing field for all contestants. That is to show that PDP has not been carpeted by anybody”.
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