By Gbenga Olarinoye

The Oodua People’s Congress, OPC, has charged politicians in the state to embrace robust campaigns ahead of the September 22nd Gubernatorial election in the State.

A release by the Supervisory Coordinator of the Oodua Peoples Congress in Osun State, Prince Adedeji Aladesawe called on politicians across the party lines, their supporters and followers to note that the country requires the collective contribution of individuals towards the political development of the nation.

“At this period of the nascent political developments in Nigeria, we cannot afford to toy with the present opportunity by embarking on an adventure that may truncate the democratic experiment earned through the sweat and blood of those who sacrificed their precious lives for what we all are presently enjoying,” he said. He called on political gladiators in Osun State, most especially, the candidates of all the political parties who emerged from their primaries to embark on robust campaigns and lay down their programmes and policies that would impact positively on the standard of living of residents of the state ahead of the governorship election. The statement also urged the candidates and all the political parties to shun act of brigandage, hooliganism and any other act that might negatively have an impact on the fast-approaching election.

That statement further appealed to stakeholders in the state, most especially, agents of all the political parties to see the development of the state as a common agenda that must be collectively achieved irrespective of political lineage or differences.

According to Prince Aladesawe,”we must join hands in ensuring that the relative peace been enjoyed in the state is sustained before, during and after the governorship election, as no meaningful development can be achieved in a state of the kiosk.