As preparation for the 2023 general election gathers momentum, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State, Mr Abisoye Fagade, has advised the party to zone the next governorship ticket to Oyo Central Senatorial District for fairness and justice.
The senatorial district comprises 11 local government areas and five federal constituencies across Ibadan, Oyo and Ogbomoso areas of the state.
Fagade, in a statement in Ibadan said every town, local government area or zone is important in the quest to move the state forward as giving them equal opportunity to present their best for the exalted position of the governor would go a long way to assist the cause of having a developed and prosperous Oyo State.
The party, according to him, should allow a strong candidate from the district to fly the flag of the party in the 2023 election.
“As much as we are not claiming that one zone is standing on the way of the other in the scheme of things, it is imperative for all critical stakeholders to work out a template for rotation of power among the three senatorial districts in the state so that the Agodi Government House occupation would not be an exclusive right of a particular zone at the expense of others,” Fagade said.
He added: “Since there is no major town or local government council across the state which cannot boast of sons and daughters who are fit to be a governor, nothing should stop them from presenting them.
“A quick look at the available record would reveal that Oyo Central Senatorial District remains the most deprived or marginalized in the record of indigenes of the state who have been thrown up to govern since 1976. Only the late Chief Kolapo Ishola from Akinyele Local Government Area has ever been allowed to govern and he was in office for just 21 months out of the total 28 years of civilian rule in the history of our dear state.
“Therefore, it would not be out of place for political parties warming up for the 2023 general election, especially the APC, to zone their gubernatorial ticket to Oyo Central Senatorial district in the interest of fairness, justice and political exigency. As people are expecting the build-up to start in earnest, attention has to shift to the district which parades the best materials but which has not been allowed to throw them up for the desired service. All of Lagelu, Atiba, Surulere, Akinyele, Egbeda, Afijio, Oluyole, Oyo East, Oyo West, Ogo-Oluwa and Ona-Ara can be trusted to field an ideal candidate for the good of the democratic process.”
The Ibadan-born investor felicitated all Muslims on the occasion of this year’s Ramadan fast which, according to him, offers another chance for believing men and women to seek the face of Allah and rededicate themselves to sincere worship of Allah and uplift humanity in addition to being advocates of peace, harmony and togetherness despite all the noticeable differences among the people of the society.
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