1st December, 2010
A chieftain of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) in Lagos State, South West Nigeria, Chief Ayo Akande, has described the new Osun State governor, Mr. Rauf Aregbesola, as the long awaited messiah that will deliver the people of the state from the bondage of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP).
Chief Akande said this in an interview at his Ogba, Lagos residence, while reacting to the judgment of the Court of Appeal at Ibadan, Oyo State capital, which declared Mr. Aregbesola as the democratically elected governor of Osun State in the April 2007 governorship election in the state.
The party chieftain, who commended the dogged spirit of the new governor and other progressives in the country, noted that with the new governor, Osun State will witness unprecedented growth structurally, economically and socially.
Akande pointed out that the new governor was not only loyal but also reliable as exemplified by him while serving as the Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure in Lagos State under Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu as governor.
According to him, “these qualities and the confidence reposed in him by all the progressives in Nigeria and the people of Osun State, will serve as a thrust for him to transform the state to an enviable position like Lagos State. The people of Osun should consider themselves lucky to have been able to get their wishes materialised in the new governor.â€
Akande assured the people of the state that Governor Aregbesola would not betray them, adding, “if Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu trusted him so much that he could go to bed and snore while in Lagos State, I have no doubt in my mind that he will protect the interest of the people of Osun State.â€
He advised the people of the state to be patient with the new governor while trying to clean up the mess left behind by the People’s Democratic Party in the state.
