By; BAYO AKAMO, Ibadan
With few weeks to the 2023 general elections, a political group, Oyo For Makinde (OFM) on Tuesday said Governor Seyi Makinde should be reelected in order to enable him complete the laudable projects he started and that the people of Oyo State should rally round him to triumph.
The group in a statement by its Director, Tokunbo Olaitan, made available to newsmen in Ibadan noted that Governor Makinde deserved a second term nod because of his achievements in various sectors in the state.
According to the group, to ensure the governor’s reelection, it has embarked on statewide grassroots mobilization campaigns for Gov Makinde’s victory at the polls in 2023.
OFM in the statement, pointed out that the strategy being deployed is to ensure that the modest achievements of the governor, resonate with the people, especially the grassroots through visuals and other related means.
“A tour of the state would reveal a massive transformation on all fronts; Oyo State now has an alluring face and phase”, it said.
The group added, ” So politics apart, and metaphorically speaking,it won’t be out of place if one says that the blind can see the lofty deeds of Makinde in the state while the deaf can equally hear of his exploits for the common good of the state and its people” .
” In order to ensure that the message intended for the people of the state as regards the performance of the governor is imbibed and appreciated, the would showcase what Makinde has been able to achieve in the last three years through a short documentary done in Yoruba to be beamed to the people in market places and other related areas across the state”.
OFM stressed that there is the need for the people of Oyo state to rally round Gov Makinde to triumph at the coming election and ensure his reelection to enable him complete the laudable projects he started and that
The Chairman of Tipper Association Ajia branch,Mr Abdulgafar Adebayo while speaking said with the performance of the governor in the last three years, the state has witnessed a massive turnaround, adding that it would ease Makinde’s reelection.
Alhaji Oseni Ibrahim Olaiya in his remarks at Badeku commended Governor Makinde for his efforts at developing the state, and that he should ensure that the road leading to the town was fixed.
“We shall vote for Makinde again because of the evidence of his good works across the state.In his second term,he should fix our road and our primary school. God will surely see him through” he said
The statewide programme commenced at Badeku, Wards 3 and Ajia, Ward 8 of Inukan Local Council Development Area of the state with people trooping out en masse to watch the documentary showing some of the major works undertaken by Makinde.
