The All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship candidate in Osun State, Bola Oyebamiji, has said, if voted in on August 15, will integrate non-indigenes and other interest groups in the state.
Oyebamiji made this known on Sunday during a public engagement with Arewa Community in Ibokun town, Obokun local government council area of the state.
Represented by Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, a former special adviser to former Governor Adegboyega Oyetola on Civic Engagement, Oyebamiji said that his administration would implement a structural approach to fostering all-inclusive, all participatory government that will embrace all social strata.
“This framework will bridge the gap between the government and the grassroots, ensuring that public policies are based on the direct needs and input of the citizenry,” he said.
The APC guber candidate reiterated that the people will be adequately carried along in the policy formation and implementation of his programmes as this would continue to harness the potentials of the state in the direction of the Sustainable Development Goals for the betterment of the citizenry
He said we shall continue to “sustain people oriented programmes of the party, interface with diverse groups, including farmers’ associations, trade unions, artisans, and non-indigene communities, making them critical stakeholders.”
Responding, the seriki of Arewa Community in Obokun local government council area, Alhaji Ayuba Mohammed, appreciated the APC administration led by former Governor Adegboyega Oyetola for regular engagement, providing adequate support, resolution of all communal issues that would have degenerated to crisis through the office of civic engagement.
“We are going to support and vote for APC in the next governorship elections, and Bola Oyebamiji is our candidate.
“They came to our aid when we had different challenges on communal issues in different parts of the state, and it was resolved amicably. We have been in living peace and harmony since then.
“Through the former governor aid, Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, a land was acquired for us, there was regular supplies of palliative to our communities by the government of Oyetola.”
The Area community leader requested for more business friendly environment and appealed to Oyebamiji to sustain the relationship with them.
“We are pledging our unalloyed support for him, and we shall demonstrate it at the poll,” be added.
