I’m proud of Alao-Akala - OBJ

FORMER President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Thursday, endorsed the second term ambition of Governor Adebayo Alao-Akala of Oyo State, declaring that he is very proud of his development programmes for the state.

He also said the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was the best political party for the country, adding that the people of the South-West zone joined the party in 1999 in order to take Yorubaland out of opposition and join mainstream politics.

Obasanjo, who spoke at the inauguration of the newly refurbished Atiba Hall in Oyo and at the commencement of the second term campaign of the governor, said Alao-Akala had succeeded in bringing out the difference in him, with his various people-oriented programmes for the state.

“Today is a day when an old thing is being made new; today is a day when old things are passing away and are being replaced with new things. We thank our forefathers for laying the foundation. We thank them for leaving behind for us an edifice we can be proud of.

“Governor Alao-Akala is an oyato and ometo governor. The difference in him facilitated the new Atiba Hall; he turned an old thing into a new thing. In him, there is a world of difference. Governor Alao-Akala, I am proud of you; go on,” he said.

Various other speakers at the event, including former governor of Ekiti State, Mr Segun Oni; the PDP deputy national chairman, South-West, Alhaji Tajudeen Oladipo; Minister of Sports, Professor Taoheed Adedoja and former presidential candidate of the All Nigerian Peoples Party (ANPP), Chief Harry Akande, also endorsed Alao-Akala for a second term, saying he was the best thing to happen to Oyo State.

Posted: at 25-02-2011 03:14 PM (13 years ago) | Gistmaniac

no qualms u're entitled to your personal opinion. YES d 2ND TERM had started........... from his Ogbomosho country home

Posted: at 7-07-2011 05:26 PM (12 years ago) | Upcoming