In furtherance of his gubernatorial campaign, the candidate of one of the leading opposition parties in Oyo State, Senator Olufemi Lanlehin of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) will on Thursday embark on campaign tour of local governments in the state.
Senator Lanlehin stated that the campaign tour will start at local governments within the less city before it moves to Oke-Ogun area part of the state.
Senator Lanlehin gave the hint at his campaign office shortly after the rally across major markets and other places in Ibadan on Tuesday.
The ADC gubernatorial candidate, while at Idi-Arere, where area boys looted and set ablaze properties worth millions of naira promised to address issue of the security levy imposed on the people of the state by the present administration.
He described the situation as one of several security lapses the state government has been keeping away from the media and the outside world.
Senator Lanlehin condoled with the victims and the entire citizens of the state who have been living in fear to be rest assured of adequate and effective security of lives and property once he is elected as the governor of the state.
SOLAN, at Oje and Agodi Gate Motor Spare Parts market promised to upgrade Oje market to international standard, thereby it will be attractive for international business community to patronize the traditional wares and accessories on sale in the market.
He berated efforts of the present administration to hijack the market’ land and allocate to top APC members without putting into consideration the lingering poverty the step may cause.
Sen Lanlehin advised the traders at Gate Spare Parts Market to bear their present predicament as he is poised to wipe out their tears once elected.
He added that good road, toilets, portable water, health facilities and revolving loans for the traders are part of plan his plans for traders within one year of his administration.
Senator Lanlehin, while assuring the people to ignore any rumour against ADC, said that the party is more cohesive and organized than it was two months ago.
His words, “We don’t have any problem at all in ADC, we are very okay and nothing suggests that anybody has left our party because we are even stronger, bigger, peaceful, purposeful, well organized and more cohesive than it was about two months ago.
“Everyone is a Very Important Personality (VIP) in ADC of today and that is evident in our rallies in Iseyin, Ogbomoso, Oyo and Ibadan. No party can boast of arrays of tested and trusted politicians in ADC’s fold.
“The likes of Sen Monsurat Sunmonu, Sen Olusoji Akanbi and Bar Bayo Lawal are some of the very few eggheads Nigeria can be proud of and that’s why we are putting them forward as our candidates because Oyo State deserves the best.
The rally was attended by prominent candidates of the party at the forthcoming elections including Senator Monsurat Sunmonu, Senator Soji Akanbi, Arch Bashir Lawal, Dr. Wasiu Olatunbosun, Hon. Akeem Ademola Ige, Hon. Yemi Aderibigbe, Hon. Olusunmbo Olugbemi, Hon. Michael Akintola, Hon. Segun Olaleye and many others.
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