A People’s Democratic Party’ aspirant in the Ondo State November 2024 gubernatorial election, Hon. Agboola Ajayi has promised to govern the state successfully without relying on monthly allocation from the federation account.
Agboola, as he is popularly called by admirers, made the submission at a media parley in Akure on Monday where he declared his interest to contest in the coming election.
The former deputy governor of the state , while flaunting his credential as the most experienced among his party’s other aspirants, said he understood how to run the state without relying on monthly allocation from the federation account.
Submitting that he is the most experienced among the aspirants of the PDP having served as Chairman of local government, House of Representatives member and Deputy Governor to late Oluwarotimi Akeredolu during his first term in office, Agboola said he has the capacity and experience to keep ‘everybody busy’ if elected as governor in the State.
A trained lawyer, Agboola said he “understands how Ondo State can be governed and everybody will be happy. I understand what we need to revive the economy of this state.
“I understand how to run the state without relying on federal government allocation. I can prove it to anybody. I understand where there is money in Ondo State.
“I understand how our elderly people can get what they are due for after retirement. I know how to engage the youths. I know how to secure the society and I know that the economic activity of Ondo is best in the construction of road to link the riverine areas.
“If we do that, we will decongest Lagos State. What they have in Lagos is a small portion of what we have in Ondo State. We have the longest coastline in the West Africa. We don’t need port in Ondo for now. Private investors will come and build the Port if necessary infrastructures were put in place.
“What we need is to construct road to the sea. Agagu started it and the road terminated at Ugbonla. By now that road would have been taken to Ayetoro.
“If that road is constructed we would see more development and investors will invade Ondo State. Lagos State will be decongested. Somebody will come and build the Port. What is the business of Ondo to build seaport? We need the enabling environment for private investors to take over. We will continue to enjoy a safe economy” he said.
