State chairman, All Progressives Congress (APC), Gboyega Famodun, has described a governorship aspirant, Samuel Ibiyemi, as an asset needed by national ruling party to win the 2018 governorship election in the state.
According to Famodun, Ibiyemi have the zeal and the commitment needed in the party. “We are in need of those with this kind of zeal in politics, with his past successes he will be successful.”
Famodun stated during the declaration ceremony of Ibiyemi at the APC state secretariat in Osogbo that his wealth of experience in various leadership positions in the Nigerian Airforce made him an asset capable of disgracing opposition parties.
He said the presentation on his programme is the first of its kinds among all aspirants who had expressed intention to contest for governor at the party secretariat since the commencement of the election campaign. “We are impressed by his determination, his programmes for the state of Osun if giving the opportunity by the party and the electorate,” he noted.
He however noted that ever since the creation of Osun State, Ife indigenes have been demanding for the position of governor.
“I am delighted an Ife indigene can finally show the courage and commitment to contest at the state level.
“I see love and togetherness in Osun with the way people turn out for Ibiyemi’s declaration ceremony. Ibiyemi is an asset,” Famodun noted.
The party chairman observed that the experience of Ibiyemi in the public and private sectors of Nigerian economy as an entrepreneur is better than the consideration of money as basis for preference. He added that his service also at the national level volunteering to die for Nigeria as a soldier is unequal among other aspirants. “We need him to serve in APC to bring his leadership qualities on board needed to promote the ideology of team work sustaining growth and development of the party,” he said.
In an address made by Ibiyemi to party faithfuls at the secretariat, he promised to establish vocational training centres in each local government of the state to boost skill acquisition by secondary school leavers and university graduates. The programme listed in his plans for the state include creation of 40,000 jobs within four years, free education from primary to secondary school level, free health care for pregnant women, free health care for old age above 65 years, investment in agriculture and adoption of Information Communication Technology (ICT) as benchmark for competitiveness of youths in Osun for gainful employment outside the state.
“My administration will focus on making Osun youths compete effectively with others in securing gainful employment globally,” he said.
Ibiyemi also promised to continue the ongoing projects of Governor Rauf Aregbesola.
According to him, there will be no cancellation of projects but addition and continuation of what the present Governor, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola has embarked upon in order to make Osun a world class state in the country.
Ibiyemi promised to bring on board investors that will assist to build the economy of the state to consolidate the achievements recorded by Governor Rauf Adesoji. He added that civil servants will enjoy prompt payment of salaries and will be assisted to undergo before going on retirement.
Ibiyemi assured indigenes of the benefits they will enjoy upon his appointment as the next Governor in Osun state.
He listed the benefits to include the inclusion of Osun indigenes to the important national offices in the country such as in the oil and gas sector, Immigration, custom, Air Force and civil services.
Adequate welfare for civil servants, provision of modern infrastructural facilities and standard security services are also part of his agenda for the state.
