A technocrat, businessman, philanthropist and Osun State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship aspirant, Dr. Akin Ogunbiyi has been tipped by a cross section of residents in Osun State as a preferred candidate to rule the affairs of the state.
A popular photographer, Adesanmi Sunday from Ilesha, is a staunch member of The Osun Progressive (TOP) a faction of the All Progressives Congress (APC), loyal to the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola. He said if the PDP should allow Ogunbiyi as its flag bearer in the July 16, 2022 governorship elections, he would campaign and vote for him.
According to him, if the PDP fields Senator Ademola Adeleke as candidate, the party will fail. He said the family will pocket all the residents and no one, including members will enjoy his government. “But Ogunbiyi as an administrator, would be able to manage the state well and people will enjoy the dividends of his good governance.
“As a photographer, we know everybody, the good and the bad ones, I know Akin Ogunbiyi very well. He won the last primary election but they used money to manipulate the primary to swindle in Senator Ademola Adeleke. If the PDP should make a mistake to field Adeleke, they will fail woefully but if they field Ogunbiyi, I will vote for him.
“I am a member of APC, a loyal member of Aregbesola’s faction.”
Similarly, another Osun citizen, Elusogbon Olatunji, who is a businessman, has this to say, “Ogunbiyi should not be tired, he should keep going, he is our man, the youths will vote for him.”
In another vein, a woman trader said they voted for Ogunbiyi in 2018 but the votes were manipulated. She said they will vote for him again.
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