Minister of Communications,
Barrister Adebayo Shittu has claimed that Governor Abiola Ajimobi would have no
choice than to support his ambition to be the next governor of Oyo State.
Shittu said Ajimobi knows he
(Shittu) was best qualified, in all ramifications, to continue to manage the
state, while also noting that he had a longstanding relationship with Ajimobi,
dating back to 2007.
The minister told Nigerian
Tribune that although he was yet to formally discuss his governorship ambition
with Ajimobi, but politicians across all the five zones of the state, as well
as the entire All Progressives Congress (APC), structure in the state will
queue, in large numbers, to support his ambition.
“Governor Ajimobi and I have been
together since 2007 when I was Attorney General of the state. Recall that, that
year, he contested for governorship on the platform of ANPP when we were in PDP
and my governor was Senator Rashidi Ladoja.
“When the election was to come
up, Governor Ladoja announced to the entire people of the state to give Ajimobi
support and the people did. When the election was rigged, Governor Ladoja
called on me as Attorney General to raise a legal team to pursue Ajimobi’s case
at the tribunal.
“We spent about N25 million to
pursue the case and for everyday that the case came up, I was physically part
of the legal team led by Niyi Akintola. Even when we lost at the tribunal, I
was present at the appeal. Unfortunately, he lost again. And we became friends.
I can assure you that we remain friends. He will have no choice but to support
me.
“I have not had the opportunity
to formally discuss my ambition with the incumbent governor Abiola Ajimobi but
the opportunity will come.
“I know he wants the best
successor and he knows I am the one who has the requirements of being the
servant of a greater Oyo state. I am convinced Governor Ajimobi will support
me. He is a party person; he has done well in road development, only surpassed
by General David Jemibewon. I don’t have any problem with him, he will support
me.
“Today, as Minister of
Communication, nobody in Oyo State has the experience I have in utilising ICT
to develop the Oyo State economy to the extent that other countries are using
the same ICT to develop the country. They know that with my level of exposure
and Godliness that I will not steal their money. If you have someone who is
ungodly, he will simply steal your state blind.
“You need the best, compassionate
manager, most honest, experienced, educated manager to run the state so that
what comes to Oyo state from federation account and our local resources are put
to the best use in the service of our people,” he said.
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