As the day draws near for the governorship election in Ondo State, parties as well as candidates are reaching out to individuals they believe could be of help in their bid for victory.
This is particularly the case with political parties who believe that they have a good chance of winning because they are not only entrenched in the state but also boast formidable structures nationwide.
Not exempted in this battle for survival is a particular candidate who is not a novice in electoral battles. He has been reaching out to influential members of his party across the national landscape, soliciting for help, particularly finance.
Sentry gathered that his search for financial assistance took him to a South-South state reputed for huge allocations from the federal purse on account of its natural endowments, where he had an interesting encounter with the governor.
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At the meeting with the governor, the candidate took time to recount how well he and his party were poised to win the governorship election because of the prevailing circumstances the country and also in the state
The governorship candidate, however, got the shock of his life as the governor, who had listened patiently to the candidate’s tales, declared without equivocation that with the dearth of great party leaders in the state, he did not deem the candidate’s governorship ambition a venture worth investing in. “Eyes are on me here. And you know as much as l do that things are not well with us nationally. My prayer is that you win, but here, we take calculated risk,” the governor was quoted as saying.
Needless to say that the host governor’s response left the governorship candidate dejected. “Calculated risk, calculated risk,” his aides heard him saying after the encounter; an indication that the adventure was a failed one.
That, however, has not stopped him from reaching out to more people for help.