I Am The New Obafemi Awolowo With Revolutionary Agenda - Ogunbiyi

The Osun State gubernatorial candidate of the Accord Party, Akin Ogunbiyi has described himself as the new Chief Obafemi Awolowo going by the revolutionary agenda he has in his manifesto for the state.

Chief Awolowo was a legend, a statesman, and a cerebral politician who was highly treasured especially among the Yoruba people because of his prowess and great achievements as the first premier of the old Western Region.

Ogunbiyi said it at his Campaign Office in Osogbo on Thursday while hosting about 50 leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from across the state who said they decided to support his ambition, having seen him as the best among other contenders to the Bola Ige House.

The Accord Party flagbearer promised to lift his state out of the monolithic economy as a civil service state by making use of the state’s abundant resources in agriculture, mineral resources, and large human capital deposits.

He stated that he had the ability to start things from the scratch and see to their fruition just as he did when he ventured into his conglomerates in the corporate world.

Ogunbiyi noted that apart from the God-given resources in the state, he will make use of Osun people who are highly educated and enterprising and who can be found in all walks of life in breaking the monolithic economy jinx.

“I am a local boy. I have my primary and secondary education at Ileogbo and my first degree at Ile-Ife. I am well trained, exposed and experienced to do this," he said.

The insurance magnate stated that apart from giving education the attention it deserves, his first steps will be recruiting new teachers and retraining the old ones.

He added that teachers will be motivated, trained and promoted.

According to him, he will fully engage in all sectors of agriculture including crop production, livestock, forestry and fishing and make the state the food basket of the entire South-West.

“Agriculture is a multi-billion dollar investment. We can produce another Awolowo, somebody that has the intellect, the capacity and the experience to develop something little to something bigger. I will go all out to be that person," Ogunbiyi asserted.