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A leading governorship aspirant of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Oyo state, Dr. Yunus Akintunde has debunked rumours that he is settling for the position of Secretary to the State Government (SSG) should the party win the 2019 governorship election in the state.
Speaking on a Fresh FM political affairs programme on Monday night in Ibadan, Akintunde said there was no going back on his aspiration to win the ADC governorship ticket ahead of the 2019 election.
The former Commissioner for Works and Transport in the state, expressed confidence that he would be sworn-in as the next governor of the state on May 29.
His words: “I will never be SSG. My mission is to become governor of this state. That’s my dream. And by the special grace of God, I will become the next governor of the state”.
On the chances of the ADC in the coming election, Akintunde declared: “ADC is taking over by May, 2019. I want to task the people of the state to look well, think well, act right and vote in ADC as their party of choice.”
Speaking on the state of public education in the state, Akintunde expressed disapproval for the model schools being built in the state, lamenting that many schools would have been renovated had the government prioritised its spending on education.
“I don’t share the idea of model schools because the cost on each of the model schools would have renovated 20 or more of the dilapidating public schools,” he said.
Akintunde also bemoaned the state of roads outside Ibadan, the Oyo state capital. He regretted that roads in other parts of the state had been abandoned.
“Get out of Ibadan, you will weep for the people living there” he said. “I am referring to the internal roads in those areas.”
He then stressed the need for strategic thinking in governance, saying that when one strategy fails to give value, a government should be able to restrategize.