Few days after President Goodluck Jonathan reduced the pump price of petrol form N97 to N87, a move which is considered an attempt to sway voters in favour of the president, the Minister of State Federal Capital Territory, Mrs Jumoke Olajide has promised the people of Oyo state that if Jonathan is voted, he will ensure the creation of Ibadan State.
The People of Ibadan have been clamoring for the creation of Ibadan state for years.
Akinjide said that Jonathan had signified interest in the creation of the state and such would be achieved if re-elected and with Folarin as the governor of the state.
“You should please go out and convince others to collect their voter cards. Tell them to vote for Jonathan and Folarin. It is by doing so that we can get Ibadan state. Vote PDP, vote Ibadan state,” she said.
The minister used the occasion to dispel the rumour of being at loggerheads with Folarin.
“Folarin and I are brother and sister. We are not fighting. We are together,” she said.
Alhaji Yekini Adeojo, former National Deputy Chairman of the party, said Folarin was the best candidate for Oyo governorship.
He said Senator Rashidi Ladoja of Accord Party, Senator Abiola Ajimobi of All Progressives Congress and Otunba Adebayo Alao-Akala of Labour Party have been governors and are old.
“Two of them have cases in court with EFCC. Folarin has none and he remains untainted. He is young and neutral. Vote for him,” he said.
Sen. Lekan Balogun called for massive votes for Jonathan, Folarin, Sen. Ayoade Adeseun, and other candidates of the party.
He said, “we are going to beautify Oyo without inflicting sufferings on the people of the state.”
