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As the tenure of Senator Abiola Ajimobi as Oyo State governor expires next year, the state commissioner for Land Housing and Survey, Isaac Ajiboye Omodewu, says the governor should be succeeded by somebody within the administration.
The Oke Ogun born politician who is also aspiring to be governor said this while addressing council chairmen at a meeting held in Ibadan over the weekend.
According to him, “there is need for continuity of legacies and programmes of our principal which only an insider can do. We should not allow moneybags or people with external influence to take over from our principal”
“I wouldn’t mind if I am not lucky to be the next governor but let us work together as one indivisible family and pursue a common goal which is letting an insider take over from Governor Ajimobi” he added.
On his aspration to succeed Ajimobi, Omodewu said: “I am an established aspirant, I have been part of the government right from the first day and I know if I am privilege to be the next governor, I will continue the principal’s good work and take Oyo state to another level.
“We should set the state on auto pilot like that of Lagos. Asiwaju Tinubu laid the foundation and today Lagos is enjoying the proceeds of continuity, Ajimobi has started it in Oyo state, we should not allow the process to be truncated by allowing those who are not part of us to take over the system”
Omodewu assured council chairmen of direct access and more proper funding, saying: “While I was a commissioner at the ministry of local government and chieftaincy matters, I did not only facilitate foreign trips and seminars for council chairmen, I also arranged periodic seminars and trainings for supervisors at the local governments in the state, this I will continue if I eventually emerge as the next governor of Oyo state.”
Alhaji Dauda Oladjimeji, the state commissioner for Works, Alhaji Dauda Oladimeji, in his remarks described Omodewu’s move as a right decision that should be supported and encouraged by all and sundry .
Other council chairmen including Bashorun Bosun Ajuwon, Hon Lanre Olaosegba, Hon Bamgboye , Hon Taiwo and others at the meeting, all pledged support for Omodewu’s ambition.