The Executive Chairman, Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board, Dr Nureni Adeniran, has officially declared his interest to run for Oyo South senatorial seat.
Dr Adeniran made his intention known at the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Secretariat, Molete, Ibadan, the state capital, where scores of supporters and party executive members had received him on Friday.
He stated; “Bearing in mind that the party has already released the guidelines towards the process of nominating candidates for the 2023 general elections, I find it auspicious to come out in the open to tell the entire people of Oyo South senatorial district that I’m interested in contesting for the position of senator.
”Before now, I have made consultation in all the nine local government areas in the Oyo South Senatorial District.”
He said that he had met with the party leaders, the executives and the Local Government Chairmen in all the nine local government areas in the senatorial district, in line with the programme that had been earmarked for the process.
According to him, the party had already commenced sales of forms and he would soon purchase the form and contest for the primaries in the PDP Oyo South Senatorial District.
Speaking further on his ambition, Dr Adeniran told journalists he was convinced that God had confirmed to him to contest the Oyo South Senatorial seat on the platform of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and urged people to agree with the vision.
He promising to put in place a robust feedback mechanism within Ibadan and Ibarapa zones with the intention to consolidate on Governor Seyi Makinde’s road map to accelerated development, as a Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Dr Adeniran said; “the reason I’m coming out to contest is to avail the people of the senatorial district of my service to provide quality representation and to let them see an established feedback mechanism which is supposed to be between the constituents and their legislator. I will also contribute to the growth of infrastructure in the senatorial district, to assist what the Oyo State Government is already doing in area of education, health and other infrastructure facilities.”
On whether or not he had consulted the state Governor, Seyi Makinde about his ambition, Dr Adeniran said; “Everybody has seen that the Governor is transforming the state from poverty to prosperity and I’m serving under him, he’s my principal and my leader, he’s the leader of the party, it will be a great disservice and out of point for me not to have informed him of my interest. And as a leader and a father of all, he said ‘you’re free like any other person to aspire. The people, the party members will decide at the appropriate time without any problem or any rancour.”
Dr Nureni Adeniran is a long-term grassroots politician, whose experience spans two decades in the political terrain of Oyo State and Nigeria and a former Executive Chairman of the Ibadan South West Local Government Area. He held the position from 1999-2002 and was known for his giant strides as the chairman.
He was a Member, LAUTECH Teaching Hospital Management Board and a two-time Commissioner, who supervised the Ministry of Industry, Applied Science and Technology between June 2009 and Nov 2010 and the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology between 2010 and 2011, under the government of the late Alao-Akala.
Dr Adeniran’s recent political positions include, being a Member, PDP Presidential Campaign Council for Atiku 2019; Director General, Oyo State PDP Presidential Campaign Council for Atiku 2019 and Secretary, Oyo State PDP Governorship Campaign Council for ‘Seyi Makinde 2019.
Mercy Chukwudiebere
