Ajimobi seeks election of credible people into political offices
Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State has charged the elites in the state to champion the course of educating members of the public on the need to ensure that people of proven track record are elected into political offices during the 2015 general elections.
He gave the charge while speaking shortly after his investiture as the Grand Patron of the Ibadan Tennis Club held at the Club House, Iyanganku, Ibadan on Tuesday.
The governor explained that for the state to improve, progressive-minded persons who had the interest of the people at heart must be at the helm of affairs.
According to Governor Ajimobi, the state can no longer afford to experiment with mediocre and people of questionable character.
“Our administration has taken Oyo State to a level where we can no longer afford to hand the state over to mediocre and people of questionable character. Our people must be educated on the need for them to ensure that only those who have their interest at heart are elected into political offices come 2015,’’ he said.
The governor described the present administration in the state as the change agent, while also calling on members of the public to support his government to effect the necessary changes in the state and take it to its deserved destination.
In his remarks, the Chairman of the occasion, Dr. Lekan Are, commended the club for recognizing the contributions of Senator Abiola Ajimobi to the development of Oyo state which he said culminated into his investiture as the Grand Patron.
He challenged the elites in the society to ensure that all eligible voters in the state were allowed to obtain permanent voters’ cards in order to be able to exercise their civic rights during the forthcoming elections.
