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The Kayode Ojo Campaign Organisation has assured that no amount of propaganda, lies and political skimming would prevent Kayode Ojo, its aspirant under the All Progressives Congress (APC) from emerging winner of the Ekiti State APC governorship primary election scheduled for next month.
The Campaign Organisation stated this in a press statement by the Chairman of its Consultative Forum, Mr. Kayode Oluyemo.
Oluyemo, in a reaction to a recent article published in a national newspaper, where the writer described Ojo as a regular loser, said: “It is unfortunate that such foul language is coming from a national newspaper. I see it as part of a coordinated media attack against Ojo ahead of the primary election.
“The Kayode Ojo political structure has remained formidable and continues to wax stronger across Ekiti State over the years due to constant interaction with the people by the politician as against the assumption of the writer. Ojo visits Ekiti regularly and enjoys popularity among party members, especially at the grassroots. This is to reassure our teeming supporters of victory at the poll in order to rescue Ekiti State.
“Kayode Ojo, the Ikoro-Ekiti born engineer, is also known for his philanthropic gestures. This quality has made his name a household one and on the lips of everyone in Ekiti State today. So, describing such a politician as a perennial loser is not only reckless, unethical and unguided but also exasperating and enraged.
“It is clear that his popularity across Ekiti State today, especially among the APC members, is the inability of the incumbent government in the state to deliver on the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Tinubu since assumption of office. Ekiti people are worried about the APC’s electoral stand vis-a-vis performance, despite the huge allocation at the disposal of the governor, hence their unflinching support for Ojo.”
Oluyemo declared that Ojo was persuaded by Ekiti people to contest: “The people of Ekiti, particularly the senior APC members across the 16 local government areas in the state, invited him to contest when they saw that the APC may lose election to the opposition over poor performance.
“The poor performance of the present administration in Ekiti State, despite the huge resources, is unfortunate, unwelcome and unacceptable, hence, the need to allow a competent leader to pave the way for unprecedented development across the state.”
He urged the public to disregard the “callous campaign of calumny and hatred by some paid agents to discredit Ojo, saying the antecedents and pedigree of the current UNN’s Pro Chancellor remained unparalleled.”
He further commended Ekiti citizens, especially the APC members, for their unwavering and ardent support for Ojo in the face of oppression, intimidation, harassment and persecution, and added that the battle to rescue Ekiti State was a collective one.
