Vote Jonathan, Folarin, and get Ibadan State – Akinjid

badan – The people of Oyo State have been urged to
vote for President Goodluck Jonathan and all Peoples
Democratic Party's (PDP) candidates in February to
ensure the creation of Ibadan state.
Oloye Jumoke Akinjide, Minister of State for Federal
Capital Territory (FCT), made the call during PDP
campaign for Jonathan and Sen.Teslim Folarin in Ibadan
on Thursday.
Akinjide said that Jonathan had signified interest in the
creation of the state and such would be achieved if re-
elected and with Folarin as the governor of the state.
"You should please go out and convince others to
collect their voter cards.
"Tell them to vote for Jonathan and Folarin. It is by
doing so that we can get Ibadan State. Vote PDP, vote
Ibadan State'', she said.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the
minister used the occasion to dispel the rumour of being
at loggerheads with Folarin.
"Folarin and I are brother and sister. We are not fighting.
We are together'', she said.
Alhaji Yekini Adeojo, former National Deputy Chairman of
the party, said Folarin was the best candidate for Oyo
governorship.
He said Sen. Rasidi Ladoja of Accord Party, Sen. Abiola
Ajimobi of All Progressives Congress and Otunba
Adebayo Alao-Akala of Labour Party had been governors
and old.
"Two of them have cases in court with EFCC. Folarin has
none and he remains untainted. He is young and neutral.
Vote for him'', he said.
Sen. Lekan Balogun called for massive votes for
Jonathan, Folarin, Sen. Ayoade Adeseun, and other
candidates of the party.
He said, "we are going to beautify Oyo without inflicting
sufferings on the people of the state.''
The event attended by a mammoth crowd, was attended
Gen. Raji Rasaki, former Military Administrator of Lagos
and Ogun and Sen. Hosea Agboola.
Others were Alhaji Yinka Taiwo, Chairman of PDP in Oyo,
Asimiyu Alarape, the Director-General, Teslim Folarin
Campaign Organisation and a host of party supporters.
Courtesy: vanguard news
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