Deputy speaker, House of reps, Suleiman Yusuf Lasun
Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yusuf Lasun, has declared his intention to contest for the September 22 governorship election in Osun state.
The Deputy Speaker made the declaration on the All Progressives Congress (APC) secretariat in Osogbo on Thursday.
Lasun stated there was no signal that he wouldn't carry out creditably if given the chance to control the state.
The lawmaker acknowledged that he would generate extra employment alternatives within the state by leveraging on the Osun Youth Empowerment Scheme (OYES) legacy of Governor Rauf Aregbesola.
He stated: “I'm not combating to be governor, however quite I wish to be the governor as a result of I've the expertise and the publicity.
“The people of the state want me and are waiting for me to rule them because I am the one the cap fits and I will not disappoint them.”
Speaking, the state party chairman, Gboyega Famodun, stated there was little question that the aspirant has the political publicity and expertise to rule the state.
27 aspirants underneath the platform of the APC have to date expressed their intention to contest the party’s primaries forward of the gubernatorial election.
The date for the APC primaries is, nevertheless, not but mounted.