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| Governor of Osun State, Mr. Rauf Aregbesola |
He spoke in Ibokun, headquarters of Obokun Local Government
Area of the state at the inauguration of Aregbesola Campaign Office facilitated
by the Assistant Director (Community Forum), Bureau of Communication and
Strategy, Office of the Governor, Mr. Olatunbosun Oyintiloye.
Describing such transaction as illegal, the governor
wondered why the politicians are striving through illegal means to return to
power in the state despite the fact that they had failed the people when they
had opportunity of leading the state to greatness.
He said for 14 years of interrupted democracy in Nigeria,
the PDP has been ruling the country at the centre, while it had ruled for seven
and a half years in the state, noting that no positive impact were made by them
at the centre and state levels.
According to him, for only six and half years that the
progressive had ruled the state, the development witnessed by the state is
enormous.
He said: “For the 14 years of democracy, PDP has been in
power at the centre, but people have not seen any development they have
attracted to our state and other states of the federation, in spite the huge
resources available to the government at the centre.
“The federal government is taking 51 per cent of the
resources of the country, and only 26 per cent is being shared among the
states. In spite that, no impact of the federal government is felt here, except
the police we have here.
“It is from our share out of the 26 per cent that we have
been able to attract the huge development you are seeing to our state within two
and a half years. They were also here, but they achieved nothing.
“The progressive has only ruled for six and half years,
comprising the four years of Chief Bisi Akande and my two and half years, and
for that period, development has been attracted to the state, while the PDP was
here for seven and a half years and there was nothing to show for it,” he said.
Aregbesola added that his administration would not relent in
its efforts at transforming the state to a Mecca of sort and make it a model of
development in the whole of Africa.
Also speaking, the facilitator of the campaign office,
Oyintiloye, said the development Osun is currently witnessing has been
well-conceived and planned.
He said Aregbesola deserves the support of the people of the
state for his second term bid, hence, the campaign office was secured and
equipped by him with the support of others to serve as a meeting point for the
supporters of Aregbesola to drive his campaign for second term in Obokun local
government.
Earlier, the governor had met with traditional rulers in the
local government, who appreciated their gains from the Aregbesola
administration.
They, however, drummed support for the second term bid of
Aregbesola, expressing optimism that the re-election of the governor would bring
more benefits to the state.
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