Ondo Guber: Afenifere Chief Olusola Ebiseni Named Labour Party Candidate

The General Secretary General of the Yoruba Socio-Political Group, Afenifere, Chief Olusola Ebiseni, has emerged as the governorship candidate of Labour Party in the November 16 election in the state.

Recall that Ebiseni contested for the governorship ticket of the opposition People’s Democratic Party, PDP but lost.

Addressing newsmen in Akure, in company of the National leadership of the Labour party, Ebiseni, said that his candidature in the labour party was secured since July this year.

The national leaders of the party, who accompanied the governorship candidate included Comrade Abdulwaheed Omar, Dr Kingsley Okundaye, Prof Theophilus Ndubuaku, and Folu Bademosi, who are members of the National Transition Committee (NTC),

A former commissioner for Youths and Sports, Hon Dayo Awude, emerged as the party’s deputy governorship candidate.

Speaking on his plans for the state, the Governorship Candidate promised to “rebuild Ondo state” and bring about fresh breath.

He said that ” l hereby yield to the call of the good people of Ondo State to offer myself for service on the platform of Labour Party which symbol of a bonded family symbolic representation is incidentally a of the meaning of my name Ebiseni.

” I formally present myself today for this Nehemiah Project of rebuilding and healing our beautiful state and rescue its amiable people from the bitterness that characterised the two terms of the out-going administration and to proclaim relief from anxiety by innocent civil servants who are apprehensive of what fate may befall them for their justifiable loyalty to the then head of state.

” To provide rooms in the Family Party for politicians who in fear are only raising their hands in surrender; to give lasting assurance to the State Legislators of repercussions of having twice overwhelmingly voted for impeachments which were saved by the judiciary and to give traditional rulers sigh of relief.

Ebiseni added that his administration would also ” allow drivers, students and other unions peaceably choose their leaders without violence engendered by official interference and imposition to return farmers peacefully and safely to farm and to reunite market women with modern and clean environment for their merchandise.

“To make students and youths feel at home with a Governor and Deputy who were former students leaders and understand the language of aluta and activism in general.

“We shall run an administration of veritable team work and peoples participation based on the age long and proven beneficial programmes.

On security, Ebiseni said “We will in partnership with the Federal Government and its relevant agencies build on the efforts of successive administrations in providing adequate security within our borders and in regional collaboration with our neighbours as we all know that security of lives and property is the primary purpose and responsibility of government.

Speaking on Human Capital Development, he said that” Education at primary and secondary school levels shall be qualitative and free including there-introduction of free buses for students, payment for WAEC final examinations, schools infrastructural development, training and re-training of the teaching personnel.

“The standard of our Post-secondary education shall be heavily enhanced, yet subsidised for access and affordability. Sporting activities shall be given priority attention

“We will revive our moribund infrastructures and bring to bear new ones. We will embark on road construction as has never been seen before in the State, including urban renewal, ecological control and environmental sanitation.

On Agricultural Rebirth, Ebiseni said “We will re-enact the golden era of agriculture in the state through a revolution that we will inject mechanisation, and assist in the area bring to of equipment and inputs to farmers. We will also ensure that our farmers are safe in their farms.

“We will get our people working again by putting in place measures that will encourage and enhance industrialisation with the objectives of mass creation of jobs and employment.

“There shall be free child and maternal health care services. We shall build more Health Centres and hospitals to bring healthcare services closer to the people and train more personnel in all sectors with affordable access to drugs.

“We will pay adequate attention to our rural populace through upgrading and regular maintenance of rural roads and other infrastructures to improve on living to discourage rural-urban drift.

Ebiseni promised that the “full details of these 8 cardinal programmes shall be released to the good people of Ondo State in due course.

” They shall be the pillars upon which the master plan with which we shall run our government shall rest and the yardsticks by which our government will be measured. The mantra of our campaigns is thus REBUILD ONDO STATE.

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