Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has expressed infinite confidence in his Special Adviser, Federal Constituency Matters, Hon Dare Adeleke’s grassroots experience and his ability to deliver in Saturday’s bye- elections and the local government elections which is slated for April, 2024.
The governor made the statement, Tuesday, while inaugurating appointed Special Advisers and Special Assistants on Federal Constituencies at the Executive Chamber of the Governor’s Office, Secretariat, Agodi, Ibadan.
The governor directed his Special Assistants on Federal Constituencies to deliver the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidates in their areas in the April 2024 Local Government Elections: “I want to congratulate Hon. Dare Adeleke and his team. It is a lot of work absolutely and I will tell you why. During the last election, out of the 14 federal constituencies, as a government, we lost nine and we had only five constituencies that are represented by PDP.
“We had Ibadan North-West/South-West, Ibadan North-East/South-East, Ogooluwa/Surulere, Iseyin/Itesiwaju, Iwajowa/Kajola and Ibarapa Central/ Ibarapa North. We have to ensure that, at the federal constituency level, we are able to extend dividends of democracy to the people.
“Yes, we have members of the state assembly in most of these federal constituencies but you need to also let them feel a sense of belonging. That is on the one side. On the other side is, you need to mobilise our people to ginger party members.
He tasked the Adeleke led committee, to work hard with him to extend dividends of democracy to the people at the federal constituency level.
The governor commended foremost politician, Chief Jacob Gbadebo Adetoro, who headed the body of SAs on Federal Constituencies during Omituntun 1.0, for doing a yeoman’s job mobilising people to solve problems in each of the constituencies.
Governor Makinde passed a vote of confidence on the Special Adviser on Federal Constituencies, Dare Adeleke, who is to coordinate the committee through the processes saying that he was sure Adeleke will do a good job, as a veteran who had also held positions of responsibility at the national level.
In attendance at the event were the chairmen of the Oyo State Elders’ Council and the Oyo State Advisory Council, Dr. Saka Balogun, Elder Wole Oyelese and Barr. Bolaji Ayorinde, SAN, respectively and Commissioners in the cabinet.
Others were Alhaji Nureni Akanbi; Hon. Babatunde Oduyoye, a member of the Advisory Council; Alhaji Wasiu Adeleke, PDP State Secretary; Mr. Michael Ogunsina, PDP Youth Leader, among others.
