Former Senator, Ayo Adeseun on Saturday played host to an All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship aspirant in Oyo, Rtr. Colonel Gbenga Adegbola.
Speaking during Adegbola’s visit to his residence, Senator Adeseun, who represented Oyo Central in the Senate between 2011 and 2015, decried what he described as Governor Seyi Makinde’s lopsided development agenda.
He criticised the concentration of state resources in Ibadan at the expense of other regions such as Oke-Ogun, Ibarapa, and Ogbomoso.
According to him: “It is wrong to focus on 11 local governments and neglect 22 others. Let’s streamline our efforts to support one candidate in our party. And we should support whoever emerges as candidate to make our party victorious in the next governorship election.”
He also challenged the popular narrative that Ibadan holds 52% of the state’s voting population.
“That is a fallacy. Ibadan cannot have more than 30% of Oyo State’s voting strength. People from Ogbomoso, Oke-Ogun, and other regions reside in Ibadan. Look at Ekiti, Ondo, and Osun—none has had a governor from the capital city. It’s time Oyo State followed suit,” he asserted.
While expressing admiration for Minister of Power, Bayo Adelabu, Adeseun maintained that the next Governor should emerge from outside Ibadan to ensure balanced development across the state.
