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I Will Meet The Need Of The People, Ensure Compulsory Free Primary Education – Ogunbiyi

  • Vows To Industrialise Osun

Renowned business mogul, Dr Akin Ogunbiyi, on Tuesday formally declared to contest the July 16, 2022 governorship election in the State of Osun under the platform of Accord Party.

Ogunbiyi whose declaration witnessed massive turnout of people from every nook and cranny of the State, said he understands the needs of the people and would definitely meet them if elected governor.

He vowed to ensure free and compulsory primary education in the state.

“Education needs to be strengthened in order to enable citizens maximize their great potentials. Our efforts in the area of education will therefore, focus on the relevant areas which will include science, technology, creativity”, he stated.

Speaking on the economy of the state, the Ileogbo born politician maintained that he would industrialise Osun and create enabling environment to the will attract national and international investors.

He said: “From day one of going past the finish line of this very important election, you will experience, at first hand, consistent hard work The mantra of our government will be: INDUSTRIALIZATION.

“We will immediately tap into the positive dividends of Nollywood to create huge employment and appreciable inflow for our very resourceful youths. We shall create a mega investment outfit to attract national and international investors.

“We will give financial and technical support to small, medium, big and mega enterprises. Mineral resources shall be turned into high yielding finished products with the support of local, national and international strategic partners.

“I am an experienced farmer and practice technologically-enhanced farming. Osun state within the shortest period, will be the food basket of Nigeria.

“Agro-allied industries shall be established in our smart Industrial Parks. Trade-based Cooperative Societies shall be established and well managed. Real Estate Development will be given the pride of place all over Osun State and not only Osogbo. We will develop and ensure planned, clean and beneficially integrated city centres. We will definitely be on course, for productivity and growth.

“Our value-adding metrics will be on the rebound from the very first day of our tenure.
“Our youths and women will be the first line of attention in our government. We will provide them with opportunities to develop as entrepreneurs by leveraging on the abounding opportunities in Information Technology, batik making and other innovations.

“We can no longer behold our future generations waste away as a result of laissez faire or unserious attitude to the very serious business of governance, unemployment and deliberate abandonment when we can put their talents and skills into productive use for the growth and development of our dear state. I have a game-changing profile as a well-tested entrepreneur that always achieves beneficial results..”

Ogunbiyi urged the people of the state to support his ambition and vote for him on the election day, just as he urged the electorate not to sell their votes.

“My fellow citizens of Osun State, do not believe in the old and discredited playbook that your mind can be skewed and your actions determined by envelopes of money that is not from hard work and beneficial value-addition.

“We must be guided by democratic norms, and value-adding acts of dedication, not noise, lies, vainglory and empty promises. We will be deliberate and disciplined and encourage every citizen, to take ownership of the Osun Development Project. We will all join hands, set the tone and achieve the urgently needed paradigm shift that will give birth to Osun State of our dreams. A leading State in the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

“Demagogues promise quick fixes for complex problems. They are constantly pushing back to prevent or stall beneficial progress in order to maintain the status quo. They want to continue to pocket power in order to keep their privileges.

“They are afraid of change and are therefore, constantly fanning embers of unproductive disagreements, resentments and disunity. They distribute money in order to fracture rational thinking and carefully thought-through decisions.

“Definitely, we have unique and very useful skills in Osun State to enable us develop and grow our economy and drastically improve our well-being. My colleagues and fellow citizens of Osun State, our assets are for productive growth and not for usage to satisfy the whims and caprices of self-serving interests.

“We do not have a ruling class in Osun State but great citizens with whom unique and value-adding insights can be engendered and defining actions encouraged and jointly taken.

“We should be led, not surreptitiously managed to achieve narrow and selfish interests. We want to collaborate for growth and development not divided by unhealthy competition or barren political grandstanding.”

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