Leaders of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Obokun Local Government areas of Osun State have assured residents of the area of a better and improved Nigeria if they can cast their votes for candidates of the PDP in the Saturday election.
The PDP Leaders stated this in their addresses to people in various towns in the local government; Ipetu-Ile, Imesi-Ile, Otan-Ile, Ilare, Esa-Odo, Ilahun, Ikinwa, Ilase, Idominasi, Ido-Oko,Ibala, Ijaraegbe and other towns in the local government during the Campaign Rallies in the communities last Friday and yesterday (Monday)
While addressing the people of Ilase who trouped out in their thousands, Prince Diran Odeyemi, a former Deputy Publicity Secretary of the party who lamented the hardships currently being experienced by Nigerians, said if the presidential candidate of the country, Alhaji Atiku Abubakir could be elected, he would quickly proffer a lasting solution to the perilous situation of the Nigeria economy.
Speaking in Ipetu-Ile and Idominasi, Hon Mayowa Adejorin, an astute political leader and former Chairman of the local government assured the people that a better life awaits them in their social and economic lives.
Adejorin lamented how the road that linked Iragbiji-Ada, Boripe Local Government and Ipetu-Ile – Ibokun -Ilase and Idominasi, Obokun Local Government Areas had been neglected in the 12 years reign of the All Progressives Party (APC) in the state.
Adejorin declared that Governor Ademola Jackson Nuruden Adeleke will soon rehabilitate the road, while functional health care services and other welfare packages are in stock for the people.
Adejorin said all these could be made possible if all the PDP candidates; Alhaji Atiku Abubakir, Senator Francis Fadahunsi, the people oriented representative, Rt. Hon Busayo Oluwole Oke and Adewumi Adeyemi Irekandu are elected in the election.
Also addressing the people of Imesi-Ile, Otan-Ile and Esa-Odo, the lawmaker representing Obokun constituency in the State Assembly, Adewumi Irekandu who decried the devastating condition of the road that links Otan-Ile, Ilare, Esa-Odo and Ijebu-Jesa together said all hands are now on deck to ensure that the state government re-construct the road as he identified the road as the major problem confronting the people of the area. He assured the constituents that he would join hands with other political functionaries in the local government, Hon. Oluwole Oke and Senator Fadahunsi to ensure that the state government bail the people out of the problem created by neglect of the road by the APC 12 years government in the state .
While speaking, a cousin of the state Governor, who is also a Women Leader in the Local Government, Ms Oluwatoyin Babaniyi assured the women who thronged the campaign rally in Ilare that the present administration in the state has packaged series of poverty alleviating programmes for women and youths in in the state. She disclosed that micro loans that would be used for small scale businesses and trainings that would make them successful entrepreneurs are now in the oven. All these, Babaniyi said could be achieved if the people could cast their votes for all the PDP candidates in the election.
Oluwatoyin Babaniyi particularly gave credence to the Lawmaker representing Obokun/Oriade Federal Constituency, Hon Busayo Oluwole Oke who had assisted the grassroots women in the constituency at different times, which according to her had brought government to the people and enhanced their livings.
Addressing the Council of Traditional Rulers who converged at Ikinwa, two elders of the party in the area, Dr David Ogunsade Hon Adenle Adejumo thanked traditional rulers and Chiefs in the area for their constituency and constant unflinching supports for the PDP in the area. They assured that better lives are awaiting them if Senator Fadahunsi, Hon Wole Oke and Prince Irekandu could be returned to government with their votes, while ballot casts for Alhaji Atiku could also be made in the Saturday election.
The chiefs unanimously expressed their heart-felt appreciation to the PDP political functionaries in the constituency for their relief packages, assuring the campaign team that their mandates would be given to all the PDP candidates.
While thanking residents of Ido-Oko, Ibala, Ijaraegbe, Ilahun and Esa-Odo in her various speeches, Secretary of the Party’s Caretaker Committee, Mrs Mercy Ayodele expressed gratitude to the people for trouping out en-mass to welcome the campaign train. She assured them that the only way the Nigeria could come out of the present economic kwashiorkor ravaging county is to cast their votes for all the PDP candidates in the election.
A youth leader and aid of Him Wole Oke appealed to the people to be orderly and follow the electoral procedures by accrediting themselves with the INEC Bivers Machine before casting their votes to avoid ballot voiding and presumed alleged electoral vices.
Ojokunle urged them to avoid some political thugs from other parties who may wish to unleash terror and threats on the people at their various Electoral Units to disturb the peaceful conducts of the election, especially when they discover overwhelming victory which the party would record in the local government. He noted that Hon Wole Oke and other PDP candidates in the council are men of peace who would not want any electoral chaos in the constituency.
Other notable personalities in the campaign train included, Mrs Eniola Omotoso, Chairman of PDP Caretaker Committee, Mr Ogunromo, Rotimi Odugbemi and other members of the Committee, Ward Chairmen, Women Leaders, Youth Leaders and distinguished party stalwarts.
