Osun Guber: Senator Oriolowo organises prayer in support of Oyetola’s re-election

By Richard Akintade, Osogbo

Senator Adelere Oriolowo, representing Osun West Senatorial District, on Saturday, organised special prayers in support of Governor Gboyega Oyetola’s re-election in the July 16 governorship election.

Oriolowo condemned the rumours doing the rounds that he was not in good terms with the Governor.

Senator Oriolowo, who condemned the people behind the rumour, made this known during the Prayer Programme in Iwo.

The Iwo-born politician said: “all those saying the Governor and myself are fighting each other are blackmailers and it is not true.

“There was never any disagreement or misunderstanding between me and Governor Oyetola, we are always together.

“Those spreading false information about my relationship with Governor Oyetola are merely looking for cheap publicity and make a living out of falsehood.

“Myself and Mr Governor have been together for long and I have not seen anything that will affect our good relationship.

“Today we decided to have a special prayer for the second term bid of our amiable governor, Alhaji Isiaka Gboyega Oyetola who is contesting for a second term in office.”

Senator Oriolowo used the prayer session to declare his intention to run for another term, boasting that he would never be afraid of any contenders who may wish to contest the senatorial seat with him.

He said he had contested many positions in life and God has given them to him.

“It would be recalled that I rose from the position of Pupil Engineer to Permanent Secretary, the highest position in the civil service. This (second term senatorial bid) is not going to be different. I am not afraid because I have done well.

“I am going to say, as it has been said severally that, ‘no Senator in the history of this state – I am not saying in the West alone – has performed as God has helped me to. Be it first timers or otherwise.

“All these have been achieved through the good office of Mr Governor. And that is why I am part of Governor Adegboyega Oyetola’s performance, so if I have performed, he has performed wonderfully too,” he said.

While speaking at the well-attended programme, the Akire of Ikire Ile in Olaoluwa Local Government Area of Osun State, Oba AbdulAzeez Olatunbosun Adebamiji, Ogunkojo II, Ilufemiloye, commended Senator Oriolowo for his transformation programmes in the Senatorial District.

The traditional ruler who warned politicians to be wary of disastrous propaganda schemes against perceived opponents said Senator Oriolowo’s people-oriented programmes had contributed in no measure to the betterment of the people in the district.

He said we should all join hands together and support his reelection to the Senate “while we should all demonstrate our complete support to Governor Oyetola’s reelection too in July 16.”

The Akire said: “propaganda is the dissemination of Information of misleading and biased nature to influence public opinions.

“This is why lies, rumours, half-truths, blackmailing and character assassination are used to dent image of people.

“Politicians should however be refined and moderate in their approach.”

Also speaking, Alhaji Liadi Tella, who is the Chairman of the prayer session and Council, Federal College of Education, Iwo, reaffirmed his assertion that Governor Oyetola deserved second term while he commended Senator Oriolowo for organising such a prayer which he described as a timely one.

Alhaji Tella who described the Governor as an excellent manager of men and materials, added that “Oyetola is a great manager of finances and development-oriented.”

“Governor Oyetola took the state out of depths of half-salary to the glory of comfort to the betterment of workers and retirees. Hospital rehabilitations are going on, and the economy is booming in spite of no bigger resources available to the state.

“Osun State is number six from the bottom in the national allocation, but we are number four in terms of performance in the country. Oyetola deserves a second term in office,” Alhaji Tella said.

The programmes witnessed Imaams and Alfas from across the Iwo land as well as royal fathers and politicians.