By Dapo Akinrefon

The second term reelection bid of Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, recently received a major boost as a group rooting for him, has embarked on a statewide grassroots mobilization campaigns aimed at ensuring his victory at the polls in 2023.

Operating under the theme: ‘Arise Larika’, the group known as Oyo For Makinde, OFM, according to its Director, Tokunbo Olaitan,in a statement, said Makinde deserved to be given a second term  because of “his achievements in various sectors in the state.”

The statewide programme which commenced at Badeku, Wards 3 and Ajia, Ward 8 of Inukan Local Council Development Area of the state, saw people trooping out en masse to watch the documentary showing some of the major works undertaken by Makinde.

According to the OFM Director, the strategy being deployed by the group is to ensure that the modest achievements of the governor, resonate with the people, especially the grassroots through visuals and other related means.

Olaitan said: “A tour of the state would reveal a massive transformation on all fronts; Oyo State now has an alluring face and phase. So politics apart, and metaphorically speaking,it won’t be out of place if one says that the blind can see the lofty deeds of Makinde in the state while the deaf can equally hear of his exploits for the common good of the state and its people” said the group.

“To ensure that the message intended for the people of the state as regards the performance of the governor is imbibed and appreciated, we would showcase what Makinde has been able to achieve in the last three years through a short documentary done in Yoruba to be beamed to the people in market places and other related areas across the state.”

The OFM stated that the governor should be reelected to enable him complete the laudable projects he started, urging the people to rally round him for him to triumph at the coming election.

Commending the OFM initiative, the Chairman of Tipper Association Ajia branch, Mr Abdulgafar Adebayo, maintained that with the performance of the governor in the last three years, the state has witnessed a massive turnaround, adding that it would ease Makinde’s reelection.

Also at Badeku, Alhaji Oseni Olaiya, who hailed the governor for his efforts at developing the state, urged him to ensure that the road leading to the town was fixed.

Olaiya said: “We shall vote for Makinde again because of the evidence of his good works across the state.In his second term,he should fix our road and our primary school. God will surely see him through.”