As politicians in Ondo State begin the political shuffle to pick the tickets of their parties, Dr Jimoh Ibrahim, senator representing Ondo South and a foremost governorship aspirant on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), will next week embark on a consultation tour of the 203 wards in the state.
Senator Ibrahim, who had completed a consultation tour of the state’s 18 local governments before travelling last week to participate in the World Economic Forum (WEF), is expected back from Davos Switzerland this weekend to pick up where he stopped, but this time on a whirlwind tour of all the wards in the state.
A billionaire entrepreneur with interests in insurance, banking, hospitality, property, oil and gas, education, and the media, Senator Ibrahim, with the local government consultation tours, is seen as one of the early birds, presenting his political agenda around key pillars of education, health, job creation and infrastructure.
Ibrahim has plans to extend to the wards, the generous palliatives he distributed to the APC executive members and an additional 10 leaders in each local government. All the 27 executive members of the APC in each ward and an additional 10 leaders from every ward are expected to be beneficiaries.
The ward consultative tours will provide Ibrahim a platform to showcase his achievements in the relatively short time he has been in the Senate, better understand the needs and expectations of Ondo people and outline his vision for the future.
The Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) had recently scheduled the Ondo State governorship election for November 16 2024, while the party primaries are scheduled for between April 6 and 27 2024.