10th National Assembly: Governor Makinde Seeks Fairness & Equity in Leadership Selection
Olubunmi Osoteku, Ibadan.
The Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has said that the election of the leadership of the National Assembly must be based on the principles of fairness, justice and equity.
Makinde said this at a post-inauguration special Thanksgiving Service organized by the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) and Fathers of Faith on Monday at the Oritamefa Baptist Church, Ibadan, the State capital.
The governor argued that since the president and the vice-president are Muslims, it is only fair that the third person in line, the Senate president, should be a Christian, saying all the governors in Nigeria have agreed that they would support the choice of a Senate president who is a Christian from the South-south region of Nigeria.
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“We are not playing religious politics, but what is fair is fair. We stood for southern presidency. We will stand for justice. We stood for fairness, and we are going to stand for equity as well.
“So, I will be at the National Assembly tomorrow, even though I wasn’t elected as a senator – and I have never been elected as one – I will be there with my other colleagues. We will go and ensure that the principles of fairness, justice and equity prevail in the selection of the president of the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria,” the governor stated.
Makinde, who appreciated the people of the State for electing him for another term of four years, promised not to let them down, emphasizing that his reelection is a motivation to rededicate himself to the service of the State.
He thanked the Christian community in the State for organizing the Thanksgiving Service:
“The work you have given to me is actually not from 2023 to 2027 because we will put Oyo State on the path to sustainable development between 2023 and 2027. But the work you have given to me is targeting 2027 and beyond.
“So, I am going to do my best in carrying the people of Oyo State along. We already have the roadmap for sustainable development.”
The governor further disclosed that the Oyo State House of Assembly would be proclaimed on Wednesday so that things could move really fast, appointments could be made, and he could get people to start working for Oyo State.
Earlier, in his sermon, the Oyo State Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Apostle (Dr.) Joshua Akinyemiju, said the gathering was to appreciate God and worship Him on account of the governor’s electoral victory.
“Engr. Seyi Makinde is a political apostle and a covenant child of God, who brought accountability and probity to the governance of Oyo State.
“That Governor Makinde is an assiduous, tenacious, unflinching and heterogeneous entity is not a subject of debate.
“He has a gallant and indomitable spirit to succeed in any venture he sets his hand and mind upon while relying solely on the omnipotent God.
“This governor is a reformed reformer who has moved Oyo State from poverty to prosperity within a short period of time,” he declared.
Apostle Akinyemiju enjoined the Christian community to continue to uphold the Governor Makinde in prayers.
