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From Lateef Dada, Osogbo
An elder statesman and chieftain of the defunct National Party of Nigeria (NPN), Chief Abiola Ogundokun, has challenged state governors to complement the efforts of President Bola Tinubu in alleviating the current economic hardship facing citizens across the country.
Speaking with journalists in his hometown, Iwo, Osun State, on Monday, during the annual empowerment programme held in honour of his late mother, Adeteju, the octogenarian politician maintained that President Tinubu’s economic policies are the best suited to salvage Nigeria from its current situation.
He argued that the substantial increase in federal allocations to state governments should be channelled directly into improving the economic well-being of the populace.
Ogundokun also declared that President Tinubu deserves a second term in office to further consolidate his economic reforms and rejig the nation’s economy for the better.
Addressing the upcoming 2027 general elections, Ogundokun expressed confidence that the President is working assiduously to secure the nation’s prosperity.
“The election will come and go, and Tinubu will win,” he asserted.
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“What Tinubu is doing is to safeguard the future, not just today. A reasonable politician will understand that there is nobody who has performed better than Tinubu in terms of correcting past wrongs,” Ogundokun said.
He dismissed criticisms from political opponents, noting that critics lacking a grasp of politics and national development often claim the economic policies have yielded no visible impact.
According to him, the infrastructure and development witnessed under the current administration far surpass those of previous regimes.
Recalling the President’s recurring advice, the elder statesman emphasised that governors are now receiving more than three times their previous allocations and must utilise the funds to execute meaningful developmental projects.
Ogundokun called for an end to the politics of bitterness, alleging that self-serving politicians with burning ambitions are deliberately character-assassinating the President to deceive ordinary Nigerians.
The event was graced by several eminent traditional rulers and personalities, including the Oluwo-Oke of Iwo-Oke, Oba Kadiri Adeoye, and the Onigege of Igege, Oba Kazeem Adio, among others.
