Ladoja’ll emerge Oyo gov in 2015 —Accord Party chieftain

FORMER governor of Oyo State, Senator Rashidi Ladoja, has been described as the beacon of hope of the masses in the state, an attribute that would eventually lead to his emergence as the next governor in 2015.
Giving this description was a chieftain of Accord Party and leading chairmanship aspirant in Egbeda Local Government Area of the state, Chief Bamidele Adeniji, who added that Ladoja remained the best man that could lead the state to its safe haven.

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Adeniji, in an interview with the Nigerian Tribune on Tuesday, said though, the current government, led by Senator Abiola Ajimobi, had done its best in eradicating crime and giving the state capital a facelift, there was the need for a holistic approach to governance.
“People’s welfare should not be sacrificed for any reform. Their well-being should be paramount in the agenda of any government. If you build the people, they will build whatever institution you are putting in place,” he said.
The Accord Party chieftain said, with the development, the state needed people like Ladoja, who would be able to effect its welfarist approach to governance and help restore the confidence of the masses in their government.
According to him, at present, no one was contesting the governorship slot of the
party with Ladoja, because every other member of the party “see him as the leader and the hope of the masses.”
Speaking on the age of the former governor, he said Ladoja “is mentally alert and physically fit” to govern the state, adding that it was not age that mattered, but experiences.