From Wole Balogun, Ado Ekiti
Deputy Governor of Ekiti State, Prof. Kolapo Olusola, has boasted that the resolute nature of the Ekiti electorate will make it difficult for the All Progressives Congress (APC) to rig the forthcoming poll in the state.
Olusola said the people’s power is mightier than the federal might in any democratic setting and maintained that the Federal Government’s plan to rig the election in favour of APC will not work.
The deputy governor, who is also the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) aspirant for the 2018 governorship election, described his candidacy as God-ordained and urged his kinsmen from Ikere Ekiti to see the governorship project as ‘Ikere agenda’ that must be supported by the indigenes, regardless of political inclinations.
Olusola spoke in Ikere Ekiti yesterday during a rally organised by the youths to bolster his political aspiration.
The rally, which witnessed a huge crowd, started from Oke Ikere, via Uro quarters, and ended at the palace of Ogoga of Ikere Ekiti, Oba Adejimi Alagbado.
Those who participated in the procession included the Speaker, Kola Oluwawole, Commissioners for Education, Jide Eegunjobi, Gbenga Olajide, Wale Ayeni and Special Adviser on Political Matters, Dauda Ajise.
Olusola urged the indigenes of the town to participate in the ongoing continuous voter registration exercise with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to shore up the voting strength of the town ahead of the poll.
“It is necessary that you register because your voter cards are your AK47 against the APC on the day of election. It is the weapon that you will use to vote for a man of your choice, so these people won’t come through the backdoor to power. Today’s rally shows that all the Ikere sons and daughters appreciated our governor, Ayodele Fayose, for deeming it fit to make Ikere person a candidate. You must come together to support this project because this is more of Ikere agenda that knows no political bounds.
“Whether you are a PDP or APC member, you must support this project and when an Ikere person becomes the governor, all of us will reap the benefit,” Olusola said.