Ayobami Lam-Adesina, who is the eldest son of a former Governor of Oyo State, Alhaji Lamidi Adesina, has said he will run for governor of the state on the platform of the All Progressives Congress.
Ayobami told our correspondent during an
interview that his late father, who was a leader of the Alliance for
Democracy, was responsible for the structure of the APC in the state
and denied that the party structure was designed around Governor Abiola
Ajimobi.
He said, “I am going to vie for the
governorship position in Oyo State as the APC candidate. I will continue
from where leaders like Chief Obafemi Awolowo, Bola Ige and my father,
who are all late, stopped. I will push for the implementation of true
progressive policies. Free education, free health services, rural
development, creation of employment and social services are some of the
policies of the progressives.
“Constitutionally, I am qualified and I
have the experience to succeed as a governor. There is the provision for
primaries in the party so I don’t think there will be any problem with
my coming out to contest.
“I know the history of the progressives
in the state. The structure of the present APC in the state started with
the structure put in place by the Alliance for Democracy. My father,
the late Bola Ige, Michael Koleoso and other notable politicians
nurtured the party to maturity.”
Ayobami, whose father contributed to
Ajimobi’s victory in 2011, described the Peoples Democratic Party as a
party that had mismanaged the resources of the country.
Ayobami’s governorship ambition and the
expected division it may cause could weaken the chances of the APC
retaining the governorship seat next year following the defection of its
only two senators in the state, Senator Ayo Adeseun and Senator Olufemi
Lanlehin to the PDP and the Accord Party respectively.
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