Politics
OYO State Council of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has congratulated Gov. Seyi Makinde on his re-election, describing his victory as well-deserved and well-earned.
The union stated this in a statement signed by the Chairman, Ademola Babalola, and made available to newsmen by the Secretary, Sola Oladapo, on Monday in Ibadan.
Babalola urged Makinde to see his return as governor for another four years as a golden opportunity to further the development of the state and the welfare of the people.
He noted that the spread of the various development projects embarked upon by the governor during his first term had made him the darling of the people of the state, who had seen in him a compassionate and just administrator.
“The signs had been so visible that Saturday’s guber election would be a walk-over for the governor, having endeared himself to the common people by showing to them that he is a compassionate administrator.
“The governor’s good deeds were also trumpeted by the workers and particularly, pensioners, many of whom trekked distances to their polling units to vote for the man who has returned smile to their faces.
“Hitherto neglected zones are getting their deserved attention through road and other infrastructural projects connecting the zones and making the movement of agric produce from the production to the consumption centres possible,” he said.
Babalola, however, enjoined Makinde to be magnanimous in victory by engaging competent people from across the state in his government, irrespective of their political leanings.
He commended the two leading opposition candidates, Sen. Teslim Folarin of All Progressives Congress (APC) and Adebayo Adelabu of Accord for congratulating Makinde.
The NUJ chairman urged them to support the governor to move the state forward by offering suggestions on how certain things should be done, for the progress and development of the state.
He also urged winners of the 2023 elections at different levels not to forget the promises they had made to the people of their constituencies, reminding them that they would give account of their stewardship in another four years.
Babalola called on the people of the state to continue to embrace peace and support the Makinde-led administration, adding that no good progress could be made in an atmosphere of chaos. (NAN)
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