The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for Oyo South Senatorial
District, Chief Joseph Olasunkanmi Tegbe, has urged his supporters to
put the outcome of the last National Assembly elections behind them
and ensure the re-election of Governor Seyi Makinde in the forthcoming
governorship election.
Tegbe, who stated this at a meeting he held with members of his
Campaign Council and other supporters across the state, also vowed to
explore all available legal means to reclaim his mandate from his main
opponent, Chief Sarafadeen Alli of the All Progressives Congress
(APC).
He described Makinde as a statesman who prioritized the development of
Oyo State and welfare of the people in his first term, leading to the
many milestones recorded in the last four years.
Tegbe called on his supporters to ensure that they cast their votes
for the governor, assuring that they have a lot to benefit if he
(Makinde) is returned for a second term in office.
Members of Tegbe support group from various zones of the state took
turns to eulogize the Ibadan Mogaji, restating their commitment to his
cause.
They affirmed their readiness to double their efforts during the
forthcoming governorship and House of Assembly elections scheduled for
March 11, in accordance with Tegbe’s directive.
The PDP senatorial candidate his supporters not to be downcast at the
result of the last election as declared by the Independent National
Electoral Commission (INEC).
He assured them that no stone would be left unturned to ensure that
his stolen mandate is reclaimed.
“I, Joseph Olasunkanmi Tegbe, am assuring you that by the grace of God
and with your support, I will reclaim my mandate. We have discovered
some discrepancies and electoral fraud in some polling units across
the nine local governments in Oyo South senatorial district,” he said.
He encouraged his supporters to remain to remain enthusiastic about
delivering Makinde’s mandate for the people of the state.
Tegbe also urged the people of the state not to be intimated, cowed or
blackmailed into voting candidates who are only desperate to win
elections but without anything to offer them.
He reeled out the numerous achievements of the governor during his
second term, assuring that he would do even more if given the second
term mandate on March 11.
