27th April, 2022
By Adejoke Adeleye /Abeokuta
A governorship aspirant under the platform of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in Ogun State, Otunba Segun Sowunmi has declared his readiness to go to jail if he is found guilty of looting resources of the state if elected.
Sowunmi said this while hosting journalists to Iftar (Breaking the fast) with journalists in his home country in Abeokuta.
He also vowed to probe and prosecute past governors of the state with questionable characters if elected.
Sowunmi who expressed confidence in winning the party’s governorship ticket, vowed to run inclusive government when elected governor of the state.
The governorship aspirant who was the spokesperson for the PDP Presidential candidate in 2019 election, expressed worry over the high rate of debt incurred by the incumbent and previous governors of the state, adding that future of the citizens has been tied down with so many debts.
Declaring his plan to probe looters of the state resources, Sowunmi urged stakeholders and residents of the state to probe him if he had any questionable character.
“I’m chasing immortality by the policies and programmes that we will run here. And if one day you find me a thief, jail me, because I will jail those who have stolen before me.
“Let nobody be deceived, I’m not asking to lead Ogun so that we can pamper ourselves. Government business is a sacred trust which you hold on behalf of all the collectives.
“This is Ogun, The vast majority of people living here are bona-fide citizens of this place whose parents are the owners of this land. You can not be in charge of our land, assets, taxes and goodwill, and all you will do is to steal and they will not probe you. You must be joking.”
He also expressed concern over high rate of insecurity in the state, adding that he would use technology to resolve challenges when elected governor of the state.
“Biometric capturing of residents would assist in easy identification of culprits each time an offence is committed for diligent prosecution”.
He also noted that he will not adopt any form of Public Private Partnership(PPP) unless such private company is ready to tell him how many of the state citizen are working with it and how many more it is willing to employ.