By Dayo Johnson, Akure

The only female governorship aspirant on the platform of the All Progressive Congress, in Ondo state, Engineer Funmi Waheed-Adekojo, has said that he joined to race to win and not a pretender.

Featuring on a television personality programme, the aspirant, said that party needed someone like her “to rescue the party from losing this election to another party”.

Adekojo  declared that ” l’m in the race to win. I have solutions to myriads of problems facing the state in every sector.

She faulted those calling her a pretender. The politician, popularly known as Funmiayinke, said that “I am standing in for the governor. I am not contending with anyone. I am here as a qualified aspirant for the Ondo State gubernatorial race, and I also know that our people right now want change”.

“The people are tired of the entire chaos in Ondo State. I know that the solution Ondo State needs right now is a woman, that is why I am here to represent them and make that vision possible”.

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Adekojo, commended President Bola Tinubu for appointing more women into his government.

According to her, President Tinubu has shown clearly that he is committed to the development of women in all areas.

The Arigidi-Akoko-born engineer, who was the first aspirant to obtain the party’s nomination form said, “I can tell you that women out there can purchase the form,  because we have a father, who wants to encourage the women to come on board.

“This is coupled with the recent approval of FEC that constitutionalised 30% of women to be in the government.

“I think that is just a way of encouraging more women to come on board, because we know that this time in Nigeria, women have the solution. I say thank you to our President on behalf of other women, we are very grateful”.