By Dayo Johnson Akure

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and legislative consultant, Ogbeni Kayode Fakuyi has declared his intention to replace Senator Jimoh Ibrahim, representing Ondo South Senatorial District.

Recall that President Bola Tinubu, recently nominated him for an ambassadorial post.

Fakuyi said that ” following the choice of the senator representing Ondo South Senatorial District to vacate his seat for an ambassadorial appointment, I have taken the decision to commence consultations with the President, the Governor, party leadership, members of All Progressives Congress (APC) and the people of Ondo South Senatorial District.

“With my long history of loyalty to the party, priceless contributions to its success and fecund legislative experience – both in academics and practice, I am the most suitable person to represent Ondo South Senatorial District in the Nigerian Senate at this time.

Fakuyi ” is a legislative consultant to many federal lawmakers and legislative institutions with primary focus on public policy, public procurement and constitutional matters.

“He is one of the persons that can rightly claim credit for the success of APC in Ondo State, particularly in the 2015 presidential election.

Fakuyi was one of the eggheads in the media and strategy team led by the Publicity Secretary of Ondo APC in 2014/2015.

“The team successfully planted APC in the consciousness of the people of Ondo State.

He was a leading voice for the restoration of power supply to Ondo South Senatorial District when the distribution company disconnected the entire zone from the national grid.

Fakuyi mobilized the press to keep the issue at the front burner and authored many articles to draw the attention of prominent Nigerians and government agencies to the matter.

He was coordinator for Buhari Vanguard in Ondo State in 2014/2015. He also coordinated a group of young professionals for the Tinubu/Shettima campaign in the 2023 general election.

Fakuyi is from Ilutitun Ward 2 in Okitipupa local government area. He is a big player in the All Progressives Congress (APC) and he holds Masters degree in Legislative Studies from National Institute of Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS), Abuja.