Ondo State Youths Drum Support for Akintelure.

PRESS RELEASE:

Ondo State Youths Drum Support For The Candidacy Of Dr. Paul Akintelure As Governor Of Ondo State Under The Flagship Of The All Progressives Congress (APC)

...Calls For Peaceful Transfer Of Baton As At When Due

At this critical time of our polity in Ondo State, it has become imperative for us as members of the youth wing of the All Progressives Congress, Ondo State, Nigeria, to address Nigerians and all well meaning residents of Ondo State through this press conference as a pointer to our stand towards the forthcoming APC Governorship Primaries and by extension, the Governorship Election in our dear sunshine state.

Firstly, we must in all sincerity, for all their efforts and commitment towards the development of Ondo State, commend the current administration as being presently by Governor Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa as a result of the unfortunate demise of our leader, mentor and father, Late Arakunrin Rotimi Akeredolu SAN, whose name remains written in gold by all progressives in Ondo State.

Consequently, it is not a secret that government is a continuum and there is a constitutional timeframe provided by law for every democratic administration to carry out functions in line with its mandate and thereafter pass the mantle to the next. It is in view of this that we the youth wing of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ondo State have rallied ourselves to make a choice and take a stand on who we believe has the track record, capacity and competence to fly the flag of this great party in the next Ondo State Governorship Candidate and by God's grace, receive the baton of leadership from the current administration after his victory at the polls, God's willing.

On this note, we hereby state categorically, with assurances of our support, our choice of a well-known technocrat with pedigree and integrity, a grassroots man to the core, Dr. Paul Akintelure, to emerge as the Gubernatorial Candidate of the All Progressives Congress ahead of the Ondo State Governorship Election scheduled to hold in November, 2024.

Let it be known that our choice of Dr. Paul Akintelure is not borne out of nothing, it rather remains premised on our firm belief in his pedigree, experience, character, and competence. Dr. Paul Akintelure aside being a Medical Doctor is a farmer, a philanthropist, and a public analyst. He has been through it all, he is a son of the soil and he strongly understands where the shoe pinches as it concerns Ondo State.

Politically, Dr. Paul Akintelure remains a stalwart, especially within our party. He is a founding member of this party, a former Senatorial Candidate and former Deputy Governorship Candidate in the then ACN in Ondo State. He remains a loyal servant of the party and also a very close ally to Mr. President, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR.

It is also important to note that Dr. Paul Akintelure is amazingly youth friendly. In our dialogue with him, he agreed to pick a youth as his running mate and also cede 60% of the slots in his cabinet to young people in a bid to prepare them for leadership in the future. The party must understand that leadership responsibilities must transit from one generation to another as at when due, otherwise, we create a vacuum in leadership which frustrates young people and pushes young people into crime and other vices.

In his recent interview with Nifemi Oguntoye on TVC, Dr. Paul Akintelure touched on a wide range of issues affecting the development of Ondo State. He eloquently and confidently expressed his vision for Ondo State and his plans towards job creation, civil service reforms, staff welfare, women empowerment, youth empowerment and even upscaling private sector performance in Ondo State.

This once again, further wets our appetite for Dr. Paul Akintelure as we strongly believe that he has all it takes to drive into the Sunshine State, the development that is needed for the entire good people of Ondo State across board.

Finally, we do not mince words when we say that this presser serves and will continue to serve as our open endorsement of the best man for the job, Dr. Paul Akintelure, as Governor of Ondo State.

God bless the APC!

God bless Ondo State!!

God bless the Federal Republic of Nigeria

Signed

Dr. Oluseyi Stephen Ajao

Spokeperson

Ondo State Concerned Youth (OSCY)

FCT Chapter