I Wish To Be ACN Candidate —Amosun

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As registration of members of the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, in Ogun State  kicked off yesterday in 236 wards of the state, Senator Ibikunle Amosun has  expressed hope to be picked as the party’s governorship candidate in the 2011  election.

Speaking in Lagos yesterday at an event organised by the Media Ethics Organisation,  Senator Amosun, said it is his wish to be officially picked as the candidate of the  ACN in the 2011 governorship race in Ogun State.

P.M.NEWS gathered that Amosun’s posters have already flooded Abeokuta, the Ogun  State capital, in preparation for the battle ahead.

The former ANPP governoship candidate said he believed in fiscal federalism and  canvassed for transparency and openness in governance.

Speaking on the topic: ‘The Politician  As A Bridge Builder for Sustainable  Democracy,’ Senator Amosun called on Nigerians to ensure that their votes count in  the 2011 elections.

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“The right of the people to freely elect their representatives must be respected.  Ballot decision must be respected with the additional democratic ethos cultivated  that self government also involves participation, inclusion and accountability and  that no single party or faction will control the entire system of government,” he  stated.

Amosun disclosed that there had been pressure on him to return to the PDP by people  who believe that money is everything. “I have resisted the pressure because I don’t  share in that philosophy. Politicians should have the interest of the people at  heart and and do only those things that will promote their welfare,” he disclosed.

The accountant-turned politician also called for the restructuring of the  administrative machinery of government to ensure the transfer of responsibility for  planning, management, revenue generation and allocation from the centre to the  states and possibly the local governments.

—Lanre Babalola

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