Guber election: Direct primary best for Ondo APC – Adelami

Ahead of the governorship primary election of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo state, a frontline aspirant, Chief Olayide Owolabi Adelami, has said that the popular opinion of majority in the party is to conduct direct mode of primary election.

The governorship aspirant believed that such mode of primary will give all the members opportunity to express themselves.

Speaking with newsmen after he submitted his nomination form at the APC national headquarters in Abuja on Wednesday, Adelami promised to maintain party cohesion if given opportunity to fly the party’s ticket.

On his choice of primary election mode, the former National Assembly deputy clerk said “the popular opinion is a direct primary. I normally refer to it as election before election, nobody will be disenchanted, everybody will be given opportunity to express themselves.”

On his plans for the state, Adelami said: “Ondo state is yearning for something new, something novel. If you look at the history of Ondo state you will find out this is not the first time. Remember Baba Ajasin who was a renowned teacher and a technocrat, Baba Adefarati, a renowned teacher and a technocrat, they all performed well.

“Like I said, the first thing is to come to Ondo state to maintain party cohesion. Number two, the numerous disenchanted, near hopeless youths roaming the streets. We have so many of them in Ondo state who have been carrying their certificates for the past five, six years looking for job that is not there. I’m coming to Ondo state to engage our teeming youths. They must work, they are the asset of Ondo state and I value them so much. They are going to take priority in the projects I’m going to execute in Ondo state.

“Like I have been saying, my entry into contest is for real and the mission is defined to come and rescue Ondo state from maladministration. You all know that the party is disenchanted. There are a lot of aggrieved members of APC, about of 80% of them. My mission is to come and build the party, maintain party cohesion and that is what I know to do best. I have managed over the years human resources and financial resources and coming to Ondo state is not new I am coming to do what I know how to do best.”

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