The train of consultation for the senatorial bid of Barrister Olaleye Olasunkanmi the Commissioner for Agricultural and Rural Development berthed at Oyo town today where he met with leaders and stakeholders of the People’s Democratic Party(PDP).
In his welcome address, the Oyo State House of Assembly Chiefs’ Whip, Rt. Hon. Gbenga Oyekola welcomed the senatorial aspirant and his team to the consultative meeting with leaders, elders and stakeholders of the Party. He also urged him to see himself as one of them in Oyo and to hold nothing back in making his intention known to the people.
Addressing the people, Barrister Olaleye Olasunkanmi said he has come to make himself available to the people for service to them and not to lord over them.
He said in all the consultative meetings he has held with the people, there is only one thing which echoes loudly and it is a good reward system, he assured them that the era of working with nothing to show for it is over as he represents an era of fresh breath.
He stressed that his antecedents across the spectrum of public service afforded him the opportunity to know what the people truly want and their needs as he has hands-on interactions and experiences with them.
He said that as the Commissioner of Education, Alayande College of Education was converted to Alayande University of Education, revamping of Oyo State – IITA Youth Incubation Centre, Awe, designation of Oyo town as a distribution Centre for farm inputs, facilitation of several road constructions and others.
Hon. Sunday Akindele Ojo said Olaleye has proven himself to be a party man who has regard for party members and this has shown in the way he deals with issues brought to him anytime a party member needs his help.
He urged him not to change from who he is when he gets what he seeks while also specially making a case for Oyo federal Constituency.
Hon. Lawal Adedeji Jagaban urged the senatorial hopeful to hold on to the leaders who influence to turn the dream into a reality. He also charged him to use his experience as a lawyer and a public servant who has served across different offices to influence development in the senatorial district.
Alhaji Kareem Moshood who also served on the same Oyo State Land Allocation Committee as Olaleye said he was not surprised by the rise of the aspirant as he has always shown capacity and competence anywhere he finds himself.
He pleaded for support from all the stakeholders in the Oyo zone for the aspiration of the Barrister as he is one of them in Oyo town and this has reflected in the way the aspirant has placed Oyo town.
Speaking on behalf of the local government chairmen, the Chairman of Oyo East Local Government, Hon. Olusola Oluokun said Olaleye is one of the few public servants who interface with people directly and whose door is always widely open to everyone.
An Ex officio of the South West PDP Exco Hon. Tirimisiyu Azeez in his remarks prayed for Engr Seyi Makinde for continued upliftment, wisdom and grace as he has shown what true leadership is to the people of Oyo State.
Hon. Gbenga Oyekola while speaking on behalf of Senator Monsura Sunmonu and other stakeholders present at the meeting, said the PDP in Oyo zone is an indivisible family under the leadership of Senator Monsura Sunmonu which makes the support of Oyo PDP stakeholders critical to any aspiration of any aspirant. He was assured of the zone delivering massively one electoral victory.
Hon. Adegbite Isaiah Alaba said Oyo town and Ogo-Oluwa/Surulere State Constituency have shared a special bond which has spanned several years and it is clear that the bond will be reinforced through the support of the Party leaders and stakeholders in Oyo town.
He commended them for standing by the leader of the Party in the State, Governor Seyi Makinde, Alhaja Monsura Sunmonu and the Party at this critical time.
The stakeholders at the meeting included Alhaji Quadri Olatunji, Alhaji Sulaimon Akinola, Mr Wale Ajibade, Hon. Adeleke Bashiru, Asiwaju Rasaq Azeez, Alhaji Sumaila Yusuf, Alhaji Belau, Alhaji Sumaila Ebo, Engr Adedeji Dele, Baba Happiness, Adebayo Akeem, Alhaji Jelili Alala, Hon. Wale Ogunsola, Alhaji Badmus Aleroleyin, Pa. Ayangbemi Isaac and others.
In the entourage of the senatorial hopeful was Hon. Adegbite Isaiah, the Chairman of Surulere Local Government,
Hon. Abideen Adeoye Ogundare, Honourable representing Ogooluwa/Surulere State Constituency, Hon. Simeon Ibitoye, Leader of the House, Surulere Local Government, Hon Mustapha Rasaq, member of the TESCOM Board, Hon Adeeyo Okesanjo, Chairman of the PDP in Surulere Local Government, Hon Gbade Adediran, Chairman of the PDP in Ogooluwa Local Government and others.
