The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC)Isaac Kekemeke has reiterated his determination to ensure credible primary election ahead of the November 26 governorship poll in the state.
According to him, the election to determine the party’s flag bearer would be even more acceptable than that of Edo State which attracted positive accolades by the people within and outside the state.
He spoke in Akure, the state capital, during the declaration of former senator representing Ondo Central District, Ayo Akinyelure, as governorship aspirant under the platform of the APC.
Over 50 aspirants will participate in the party’s primary election, which is to produce the candidate of the party.
Kekemeke debunked the rumour that the state executive has a particular candidate, stressing that over 3,000 delegates would determine the candidate of the party.
He urged the delegates and supporters of the party to put the interest of the party in their minds and ensure the victory of APC in the coming election to bring the desired change to the state.
While declaring his intention to run for governor, Akinyelure said his interest in the race was to be part of the stakeholders that would revive the state’
According to him,the state had experienced economic doldrums to the extent that it has ranked among the worst in the southwest.
The former chairman, Senate Committee on Police Affairs said “As an oil producing state with special oil derivation funds ,it is so disheartening that the economic management of the state is bad and there is a need to urgently initiate accelerated development of its huge natural resources.
Akinyelure said”It is the cry for recovering that gingered my thought with some concerned stakeholders in the state and after a vast consultation,I resolved to declare my interests to run the governorship race.
The politician said he would use foreign investors to develop the massive natural resources across the three senatorial districts of the state ,if he is elected as the governor.
He said there would be employment and re-deployment of human resources into developmental projects such as granite and bitumen exploration, glass production, cottage industries and large scale agriculture to solve unemployment problem.
He promised to run an open government where all public interests and stakeholders would be catered for through effective participation in governance.