Oyo State Governor, Abiola Ajimobi says the Southwest would reciprocate President Muhammadu Buhari’s kind gestures to the region by ensuring that he gets a landslide victory in the February 19 presidential election.
Besides, the governor said that Buhari’s overall impressive performance across the country since coming on board was enough reason for the people to vote for him for a second term.
Ajimobi, who is also the All Progressives Congress candidate for Oyo South senatorial district in the coming election, declared this during a meeting with 67 interest groups in the state, in company with the APC governorship candidate, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, and party chairman, Chief Akin Oke.
Among these were traders’ associations, drivers’ unions, market and food sellers associations, Christian and Muslim bodies, independent broadcasters, artistes and youth groups.
Apart from keeping faith with an illustrious son of the region, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, as his running mate, Ajimobi said that Buhari has done for the Southwest what had eluded the region under the 16 years of the Peoples Democratic Party leadership.
The governor said, “Buhari is not a match for other candidates in the presidential race. This election will indicate if Nigerians really want progress or retrogression. You cannot compare a lion with a cat, although they are both in the cat family.
“It will be an election between light and darkness; an election between pig and cattle egret. It is an election between integrity and corruption. After 16 years of looting, they have come back
“I trust our people. They are the most sophisticated when it comes to politics, so they have made up their minds. They will vote Buhari and he will record a landslide victory in the Southwest. We will reciprocate these kind gestures”.
He continued, “Our unemployed youths are getting N30, 000 monthly under the N-Power programme, the Trader Moni is addressing the needs of the ordinary traders, the school feeding programme is feeding millions of pupils across the country every day.
“When we governors could not pay salaries as and when due, he bailed us out on several occasions without discrimination. How can we leave a man with such altruistic gestures and follow those who put us in a mess”.
