Re-election: Ekiti Former Governor Solicits Support for Governor Makinde

A former governor of Ekiti State, Mr Ayodele Fayose, has called on residents of Oyo State to re-elect the incumbent governor, Seyi Makinde, so that he could complete the good job he had been doing in the state.

He described Makinde as the best and only option for Oyo State and that the people of the state could not afford to throw away the baby with the birth water, saying Governor Makinde had done well in the last four years and should be allowed to continue the good work.

Fayose, who stated this while featuring on Fresh 105.9 FM, Ibadan, Situation Room, on Monday, maintained that despite his political issues with Makinde, the governor had been able to deliver the goods in terms of governance and should be allowed to continue in office.

The former Ekiti State governor noted that Makinde was able to win his heart with the massive infrastructure development of the state, including the Ibadan Circular Road and the Moniya-Iseyin Road, adding that unlike most governors who only develop the state capital, Makinde had been able to touch the rural areas in the state.

He said: “Ajimobi was able to do two terms and I think Makinde should be given the same opportunity to consolidate on all he has started. There are about three projects that drew my attention in the state. One of them is that Circular Road, which will burst out at Asejire and I am looking forward to its completion.

“Another one is the Iseyin Road. I was a student at Olivet Baptist High School at Oyo. Until the project was done, it was a nightmare. Most governors will develop the major city, which is Ibadan. But let me say to you that Makinde is still the best option. I have nothing against anybody but he is the best and only option. Please, support him,” Fayose appealed.

The former governor equally commended Governor Makinde for his courage in standing for equity and fairness with regard to the last presidential election, which was won by Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC)

He pleaded with all the candidates of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) who lost in the National Assembly elections in Oyo State to rally round the governor, stating that it would have been dangerous for the governor to go against the Tinubu tide in the penultimate Saturday’s election.

Fayose said: “Let me commend Makinde’s efforts in the G-5 group and history is already kind to him. Let me tell you, from the beginning to the end, Makinde has always said that he stands for equity, justice and fairness.

“Yes, working against an Asiwaju in Yorubaland too is a matter that deserves courage. If anybody in PDP is chosen, for example, if Makinde is chosen to be president, will we work against him even if we were in APC? If Makinde had not taken that honourable stand, the Asiwaju hurricane would have consumed him,” the former governor posited.

N.O