PDP will wipe out poverty from Oyo - Seyi Makinde

Electioneering is obviously on speedlane yesterday as Peoples Democratic Party governorship aspirant in Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, has said the party will erase poverty from the state if he is voted in to replace Governor Abiola Ajimobi in 2015.

Makinde made this known at Polo Ground, Eleyele, Ibadan, while making public his intention to contest for the position of governor. Thousands of his supporters witnessed the public declaration event which had a huge presence of security operatives.

Makinde said he decided to take part in the governance of the state 10 years ago because of the need to offer the people what they needed to live a fulfilled life.

He said, “We have lost the moral right to ask questions about the state of affairs of things from our government and because people found it difficult to proffer solutions to societal problems, there is a big imbalance in our society.

 This is not a terrain I am not familiar with because I contested for Oyo-South senatorial district in 2007 and governorship seat in 2011.

“Due to the need to address the imbalance, I have decided to contest for the governorship of Oyo State under the PDP. Our people do not have to live with poverty because this state is blessed abundantly.”

Makinde also used the opportunity to address questions raised about his actual age.

“I am 46 years old. Great leaders like Chief Obafemi Awolowo, Chief Bola Ige, Chief Omololu Olunloyo ruled at about the same age as me. 

Also heads of states like Barrack Obama of the United States, David Cameron of the United Kingdom became leaders of their country at about my age,” he said.

The aspirant lamented the state of education and agriculture in the state, saying that the state must regain its strongholds.