JUST IN: Makinde Suspends Campaign, Gives Strong Reason

JUST IN: Makinde Suspends Campaign, Gives Strong Reason

Seyi Makinde, the governor of Oyo State, has suspended the ongoing campaign in the state’s local governments until further notice.

The governor made the announcement shortly after flagging off the 10-kilometer Omi Adio-Ido road in Ido Local Government Area on Friday, saying he couldn’t campaign because the people are suffering.

The governor was scheduled to campaign in Ido Local Government Area on Friday, before moving on to Oluyole Local Government Area on Saturday.

A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, on behalf of the Media Committee of the governor’s re-election campaign council, quoted him as saying: “I appreciate all the leaders and stakeholders who are ready for the campaign activities for today and I thank you for coming to meet us here today.

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“But unfortunately, I will have no choice than to suspend our campaign. So, after this flag-off, I will return home, because there are protests in town and there is a lot of hardship with this issue of the scarcity of the new Naira notes.

“A lot of our people have money in banks but they are not able to get their money. Some of us campaigning are not able to access funds; maybe they do not want us to campaign.

“But I promised the people of Oyo State that I will continue to work for them till the last minute of the last day of my tenure. I am working for them and what this means is if there is hardship and people are protesting, I should not be on the campaign trail. I should go there and look after their interests.

“I have told the powers that be that if we don’t leave politics aside and face governance squarely, with the scarcity of Naira notes and the growing frustration, EndSARS will be a child’s play. I pray that the leaderships in this country will come together.

“I am also part of the leadership and I will take part of the blame on what is currently going on, because I am also occupying a very high position in the country today.”

The governor, however, noted that works on the Omo Adio-Ido Road, which he flagged off, will continue, saying: “So, after the flag off, the contractors will continue their work. We don’t have any cash either. We do transfer to the contractors who are carrying out our project so that they can keep doing our work.”

The statement also quoted Barrister Bayo Lawal, Director-General of the Seyi Makinde Campaign Organisation, as saying that the governor’s decision to suspend the campaign was not only commendable but also in line with the reality on the ground.

“It is clear that we are all victims of the new Naira policy of the Federal Government. His Excellency has shown leadership by suspending the campaign until we are sure sanity is prevailing,” the DG said.

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