Coming back!!! Ladoja emerges Oyo AP gov candidate A former Oyo State governor, Rashidi Ladoja, was on Monday confirmed as the governorship candidate of Accord Party in the forthcoming elections in 2015. In what was a mere affirmation of his candidacy rather than contest, Ladoja polled 1,692 votes to emerge winner in a race where he had no opponent. During his acceptance speech, Ladoja said his emergence marked the beginning of a big struggle that would end with the 2015 elections. He said, “This is not the victory itself but the beginning of the struggle that is taking us into the 2015 elections. The beauty of the AP is that it is a violence-free party. We do not believe in sharing money or spending money excessively on elections as it is done in other parties.” While canvassing for the support of the people of the state, Ladoja said that having been a former governor, his vision was clear on what the needs of the people were. “We have done it before and we will do it again. The people of this state are waiting for us because the AP is the party to beat in the state. It is not for nothing that we are the darling of traders, students, teachers and everybody, this is because of the good work we have always done,” he added. Ladoja, who is also the party leader in Nigeria, said his administration would concentrate on agriculture and other sectors of the economy to make the state self-sufficient. The chairman of the party in the state, Bashir Lawal, said Ladoja had no opponent because the party and the good people of the state put pressure on him to contest after he signified his intention to take the back seat.
Posted on: Tue, 09 Dec 2014 04:35:18 +0000
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