Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State said he has told the senators from the state to support the nomination of a former Governor of the state, Adegboyega Oyetola, by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
Adeleke, on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, defeated Oyetola in the last governorship poll in the state.
Oyetola, who was the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, is in court contesting the declaration of Adeleke as the winner of the election by the Independent National Electoral Commission.
Adeleke, who spoke with newsmen on the sidelines of the PDP Governors’ Forum meeting in Abuja on Saturday, expressed commitment to always support the overall interest of the people of his state irrespective of their political affiliations.
Adeleke said he had advised senators representing the state, all elected on the platform of the PDP, to support Oyetola’s nomination as a minister.
He said that the election process was over and now it is time for all Osun people to join hands for the development of the state.
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He said: “There is no need to embarrass him by withdrawing the support of the three PDP senators.
“We have a state to develop and my focus on that goal is total.
“Political maturity is needed to build the Osun of our dreams.
“Poverty knows no party difference.
“So we must support each other at all levels as long as Osun’s interest is at the centre stage.”
Adeleke said his administration was working hard to attract investors to the state, working in partnership with several federal and international agencies.
He said: “I have the sense of urgency to change this label of civil service state.
“We want our industrial sector to grow.
“So we have to develop the abandoned free zone.
“This will drive inflow of investment.
“We hope to get the SME industrial clusters off the ground.
“We need mini-industrial parks all over the Senatorial Districts.
“We are reviewing the Omoluabi economic zone to make it truly functional.”