Ondo guber: Owo writes Tinubu, Mimiko on need to produce gov

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Traditional, political and religious leaders from Owo ethnic group in Owo Local Government Area of Ondo State have written letters to the political leaders of major political parties in the country to allow the ethic group produce the next governor of the state.

In a meeting held at Mapo Hall in Owo and attended by virtually all the governorship aspirants of major political parties, traditional rulers and their representatives agreed to prune down the number of aspirants from the town in order to choose the most suitable among them.

In the letter written to National Leader of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors' Forum, Dr Olusegun Mimiko and National Chairmen of the political parties, asked them to zone the their governorship ticket to Ondo North in general and Owo/Ose federal constituency in particular.

In a communiqué read on behalf of all the indigenes by Justice Adesuyi Olateru-Olagbegi, Dr Monday Duromola and Chief Akin Aruwajoye harped on the need to support an indigene of the town to become the next governor.

The meeting tagged 'Owo General Assembly (OGA)' was attended by chiefs, elders, youths, religious leaders, professionals and politicians of the established political parties. The meeting also has the blessing of their paramount ruler, the Olowo of Owo, Oba Folagbade Olateru-Olagbegi and other traditional rulers.

The people lamented the marginalisation of the ethnic group in the sharing of political offices since the beginning of the present political dispensation.

They also said they have put in place strategic voting system to reduce the numbers of aspirants from the town to three. Out of 50 aspirants jostling for the APC ticket, Owo has seven of its indigenes, while only two have shown interest on the platform of PDP.

In APC, they include: Rotimi Akeredolu (SAN), Jamiu Ekungba, Bukola Adetula, Niran Sule-Akinsuyi, Mrs. Jumoke Anifowose (née Ajasin), Akin Awodeyi Akinfehinwa and Hon. Bode Ayorinde; while those of PDP are: Senator Remi Okunrinboye and Prince Nekan Olateru-Olagbegi.

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