Ondo guber: Jimoh Ibrahim pushes for APC ticket, begins ward tours

As politicians in Ondo State begin to struggle for the ticket of their parties ahead of the off-cycle gubernatorial election fixed for November this year, Jimoh Ibrahim, senator representing Ondo South and a foremost governorship aspirant on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), will this week embark on a consultation tour of the 203 wards in the state.

Ibrahim, who had completed a consultation tour of the state’s 18 local governments before travelling last week to participate in the World Economic Forum (WEF), is expected back from Davos, Switzerland this weekend to pick up where he stopped.

A statement from his campaign office, a copy of which was made available to businessDay, also stated that the aspirant had promised to embark on “a whirlwind tour” of all the wards in the state.

A billionaire entrepreneur with interest in insurance, banking, hospitality, property, oil and gas, education, and the media, Senator Ibrahim, with the local government consultation tours, is seen as one of the early birds, presenting his political agenda around key pillars of education, health, job creation and infrastructure.

“He has plans to extend to the wards, the palliatives he distributed to the APC executive members and an additional 10 leaders in each local government. All the 27 executive members of the APC in each ward and an additional 10 leaders from every ward are expected to benefit.

“The ward consultative tours will provide Ibrahim a platform to showcase his achievements in the relatively short time he has been in the Senate, better understand the needs and expectations of Ondo people and outline his vision for the future,” the Campaign Office stated.

The Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) had recently scheduled the Ondo State governorship election 16 November 2024 and the party primaries to between 6 and 27 April 2024.