…He’s a political bulldozer – APC state chairman, Adetimehin
By Dayo Johnson Akure
The 2024 governorship candidate of the Folks’s Democratic Occasion in Ondo state and former deputy governor of the state, Chief Agboola Ajayi, has defined his resolution to dump the get together and rejoin the All Progressive Congress, (APC).
Talking in Igbekebo, Ese-Odo council space of the state, the place he was formally acquired again to the get together by the leaders of the ruling get together, Ajayi, mentioned, he rejoined the APC to allow him to take part totally in it’s actions.
Ajayi mentioned that ” my transfer to rejoin the APC would additionally strengthen his assist for Governor Fortunate Aiyedatiwa’s ‘EASE’ agenda and the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Tinubu.
“I made a decision to affix APC, you recall that I used to be a member of APC earlier than.
I turned a deputy governor there. On the time, there was be misunderstanding and I left, however I’m again totally now.
“As I mentioned earlier, I quoted far again in East Africa. All of us keep in mind what occurred in Kenya, the place you’ve got Rayla Odiga of Bissemi Mori and President Uhuru Nyanta. Each of them contested elections collectively.
“They fought, they abused themselves. However on the time, it’s okay. We should come collectively for the curiosity of Kenya. That’s precisely what I’ve completed in the present day.
“Myself and the governor, Fortunate Aiyedatiwa, we’ve talked, we’ve abused ourselves, we didn’t actually go into that abuse.
“We campaigned, on the time of the marketing campaign, you can’t rule out blackmail and propaganda. However we take a look at it as sure, on these issues it’s larger than all of us.
“And that is concerning the Nigeria mission. We should always come collectively to see how we are able to add worth to the system. And significantly, I wish to additionally commend Mr. President for the daring steps and the reforms that he has launched to the nation.
“He’s been in a position to set up and lay a stable basis. No president will come and say he desires to return and cancel these insurance policies once more.
“Anyone that is available in future, after President Tinubu won’t, can’t even say he desires to take away all these insurance policies that give authorities a really formidable economic system, vibrant background.
“Sure, no nation is freed from crime. Nigeria will not be exempted, however I’m certain you possibly can see the distinction between now and what was possibly about 4, three years again. I wish to consider with all our assist, the president will remodel the nation.
“After his eight years in workplace, we are going to commend him and say that sure, Nigeria is healthier than how he made it.
“Like I mentioned, Governor Fortunate Aiyedatiwa is doing his greatest. We should always come round to additionally assist him in order that we are able to all benefit from the facility of presidency and contribute our quota in order that the nation and the states can transfer collectively,” Ajayi mentioned.
Talking on the ceremony,the Particular Adviser to Governor Fortunate Aiyedatiwa on Legislative and Occasion Affairs, Babatunde Kolawole, described the return of Ajayi as an enormous worth addition to the APC.
Kolawole mentioned; “I’ve the mandate of His Excellency, Governor Fortunate Aiyedatiwa to symbolize him in welcoming our former Deputy Governor, His Excellency, Alfred Agboola Ajayi to our nice get together.
“And I’ve mentioned it earlier on that he’s an enormous worth addition to our get together. He has joined us formally in the present day to assist the developmental stride of His Excellency, the Governor of Ondo State.
“And in the middle of my presentation earlier on, I learn out a few of his achievement because it impacts our roots, because it impacts the welfare of the individuals, safety, amongst others.
“These are numerous intervention by His Excellency, the Governor of Ondo State and I used to be additionally in a position to relate it with the Renewed Hope Agenda of His Excellency, the President.
“He has talked about the coastal freeway, which after all is connecting Lagos-Ore, and different arterial routes throughout the Southwest. And we even have our ease agenda of our performing Governor, who additionally doubles as a pacesetter of our nice get together in Ondo State.
“And I’m certain that a few of these achievements that we’ve talked about, a number of the the reason why that His Excellency (Ajayi) truly noticed and that additionally form his resolution to affix the APC.
“His becoming a member of is to assist us, is to assist what the federal government is doing.
“Now that we’ve turned Ondo State to a one-party state, our a million votes is achievable and doable come 2027.
“I’m not shocked concerning the crowd we noticed right here in the present day as a result of His Excellency, Agboola Ajayi is a superb mobiliser, he has the followership. We’ve labored with him up to now on this identical get together, and we all know his power politically.”
Earlier, the state chairman.ofnthe APC, Engineer Ade Adetimehin, described the previous deputy governor as a grassroots politician.
Adetimehin mentioned that “Alfred Agbola Ajayi is a political determine. He’s a person that is aware of the nook and crannies of Ondo State. In the case of politics, he’s a bulldozer.”
“Having him again to APC, our get together is stable, we’re one united household. Myself and him, we did rather a lot to put in our late governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu.
“Now, those who have ruled the state up to now, all of them are actually in APC.
“Nearly all of the leaders in Ondo State are actually in APC. And like Agboola Ajayi mentioned, he’s coming so as to add worth to APC, he’s coming to work for the second time period of President Bola Tinubu.
“Since Tinubu got here into the saddle, we are able to all attest to it that issues are coming down, economic system is choosing up.
Adetimehin added that ” So, Ajayi is coming to APC to affix good palms. And as soon as the synergy is there, the get together will develop stronger and transfer ahead.”
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