A socio-cultural group based in Iseyin, Ebedi Renaissance Iseyin (ERI) has stated it prefers to re-elect Governor Seyi Makinde than other governorship candidates in Oyo State on March 11.
ERI claimed that the recent utterances and actions of the All Progressives Congress(APC) candidate Senator Teslim Folarin do not show that he will favor Iseyin as a community and its people.
A statement by chairman of the group, Ismail Alani said the people of Iseyin would rather keep their fate with the current administration than gamble.with other candidates on Saturday.
ERI claimed it has reports suggesting Folarin would abandon the projects established by the current administration in Iseyin community, including the newly-established Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso (LAUTECH)’s College of Agricultural Science and Renewable Natural Resources.
The college’s campus, located along Iseyin-Okeho road, has been experiencing various construction projects among which is the administration building, offices and lecture rooms.
According to the group: “The people of Iseyin have come to a conclusion to re-elect the candidate that stood with them at their time of need, we cried about poor roads, Seyi Makinde came to our aid, we asked for inclusion in his cabinet and he gave us a commissioner.”
“He has touched our lives in every facet of life, education, health, social amenities among many other things that space may not allow us mention.”
“What touches us most is the college which we have heard him (Teslim Folarin) say at different fora that Iseyin is a village that does not deserve an institution of higher learning, thank God he said it this early.
“We are using this opportunity to tell Senator Folarin and others with the same mindset about our community, that we are not gambling with our votes, we are solidly behind Seyi Makinde.”