Oyo State Governor Abiola Ajimobi Photo: TheTrentOnline
The Secretary to the Government of Oyo State, Olalekan Alli, has just swelled the number of aspirants jostling to succeed the state governor, Abiola Ajimobi, on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2019.
Alli said in a letter to the party’s stakeholders on his aspiration on Friday that he decided to join the governorship race after diligent consultations with party leaders and the governor, adding that his years of experience in the governance of the state prepared him for the job.
He said, “For half a decade, I have served, together with you, under the astute and architect-builder of modern Oyo State, Ajimobi. Within this period, we have jointly gained tremendous knowledge about critical governance issues and become highly schooled in service-delivery to the citizenry. We have also actualised plans and projects to promote the socio-economic status of our state and our people.
“It is therefore with this sense of responsibility that I humbly convey my aspiration and offer my candidacy for the service of our state as its next governor. This shall be at the expiration of the unprecedented and highly impactful two-term tenure of our distinguished and acclaimed leader.
“Taking off from the foundation laid by our mentor, we shall ensure the continuous security, safety, welfare wellbeing and prosperity of the citizenry; as we further the engendering of inclusive growth and development of the state.”