A frontline governorship aspirant under the platform of the All Progressive Congress in Ondo state, Chief Olusola Oke, SAN, has promised to use agriculture to tackle unemployment and alleviate poverty in the state.
Oke said this in Okitipupa and Ondo East council area of the state during his ongoing visitation to the 18 council areas of the state ahead of the April 25 governorship primary of party.
He pledged to re-engineer agriculture in the state and deploy it to solve unemployment and poverty problems if he gets the party ticket and elected the governor of the state in the November 16 election.
The aspirant also urged all the executive members of the party not to be deceived by politicians who were not around them years back but now throwing up money to buy their conscience.
Oke said, “I appreciate you all for the gesture and love. Be guided and never be deceived by politicians who were not with you during your suffering in the past, but now coming to buy your votes.”
He met with the APC unit, ward and local government leaders as well as members from all the 13 wards in Okitipupa council area of the state at the Idepe-Okitipupa town hall.
The aspirant was received by a mammoth crowd consisting of party leaders at the Civic Centre, Bolounduro, headquarters of Ondo East council area.
Speaking, the party leaders and members who pledged their support for Oke in the party’s governorship primary assured him of victory at the end of the day.
They said, “We are now determined to follow Oke unlike before when no decision was taken in that regard.”
