Ondo: Enikuomehin seeks APC leaders’ support for Oke
Alegal practitioner and a former commissioner who represented Ondo state on the board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Dr. Benson Enikomehin has urged leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to support Chief Olusola Oke to become the next Governor of the State.
Enikomehin made this appeal during a briefing in his Lagos chamber.
The legal practitioner commended Oke’s discipline and development of human capital, calling him a well-suited candidate to steer the state in the right direction.
He said Oke is the most suitable candidate for the position due to his extensive experience and wide-ranging exposure compared to other contenders for the November governorship election.
He also urged party members and stakeholders to work together to make Oke achieve the required number of votes in the primary to run for office.
He described Oke as a man of credibility, reliability, and integrity with good educational qualifications as well as acceptable in the state.
“All the candidates are qualified and have what it takes in both the APC and PDP but If I am to contest with Olusola Oke, I will step down for him because has sold himself well to the people and he is the only candidate not holding any political position.
“He used his position at the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to contribute to the development of the state and this is the time to allow him to rule our dear state and move it forward.
“A year before late Akeredolu died, Oke met him in Ibadan and told him he would be contesting. Oke returned to Akure to inform Aiyedatiwa who was then the deputy governor and told him he would be contesting and the deputy governor never told him about his ambition that day.
“Ondo people need to get it right. If we are to select who governs us, we need to look at their credibility, how reliable, and how their integrity stands. We need to look at their educational qualifications and how acceptable they are in the state.
“Both APC and PDP have done the right thing by zoning the tickets to Ondo South. The primary with APC will be tortuous because it will be a direct primary.
“If Ondo South is allowed to take charge, it will be good for the state because other zones have enjoyed the privilege. If it goes to the South, then Olusola Oke is the way.
“We need to consider the major ethnic groups as well as the minority groups because they are all important. Ondo Central is playing a game of allowing Governor Aiyedatiwa to win the ticket and the Nigeria constitution says he can only use one term after completing another term.
“The Central wants him to get it for it to return to them but that is not the way to go. It is for the South and Olusola Oke is the right man for the job,” he said.
The legal practitioner also warned the APC not to rule the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) off in the state but to pick the rightful candidate for the party.
“APC needs to be worried and careful because if they allow any mistake at the primary, it will be difficult to put the house together. Jimoh Ibrahim, you can write off because he is educated and he’s everywhere too.
“But Olusola Oke is contesting for the fourth time and it means a lot. That is why we are asking the party to allow us to use President Tinubu’s strategy of Emilokan for him to move the state to the next level.
“Oke has promised to reintroduce agriculture, build houses, and build barracks in the forest. This is who we are looking for. The road to my village has been bad for a long time, the ocean has taken over my younger brother’s village for years. But this time, Oke is the candidate to do it.”
