Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau Jibrin, has urged the people of Osun State to vote for the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji (AMBO), to return the state to Nigeria’s political mainstream for the development of the state.
Speaking during the grand campaign mega rally of the APC ahead of Saturday’s election at the Freedom Park, Osogbo, Osun State, on Thursday, Senator Barau said two key things are hindering the development of the state.
Senator Barau, who is the Secretary of the national campaign council of the APC for the Osun Governorship Election, said the first challenge hindering the development of the state was a lack of good leadership to lead the path for its development.
Amid a mammoth crowd that thronged the venue of the campaign rally, he said the candidate of the APC possesses the capacity to turn around the fortunes of the state for the benefit of its people.
“Osun State is a state that has enormous potential and enormous resources, both natural and human.
“But the problem is that it doesn’t have a governor to harness these resources. What is needed at this moment is to elect APC’s AMBO, who has the requisite pedigree and the requisite background to harness these resources,” he said.
He added that, “Apart from that, there’s one thing that is also lacking. Osun State is not within the mainstream of Nigerian politics. What is needed at this stage is to bring Osun State into the mainstream of Nigerian politics.
“As we speak, we have 31 states being governed by the APC. But Osun is isolated. So, you (voters) need to go out on Saturday to bring Osun into the equation of our national politics by voting for APC.
“When you do that, Osun State will gain and develop. Please, on Saturday, go out there and vote for APC’s candidate. By doing so, you have voted for development and for infrastructure.”
As a firm believer in issue-based politics and the sanctity of human life, he urged the people of the state to shun any issue capable of causing crisis before, during and after the election.