THE Alliance for Democracy, AD, governorship candidate in Ondo State, Olusola Oke, weekend, attributed the rising crime rates and propensity of youth to violence in the state to the pervasive unemployment in the state.

Oke, who attributed the joblessness to the comatose state of industries in the state regretted that despite this, the current government had abandoned the economic and industrial policies of its predecessor in office.

Olusola Oke,

The AD flagbearer, who spoke at Idanre promised to revive all moribund industries in the state and as well complete the abandoned ones.

He said: “Ondo State has no business with joblessness and poverty. God greatly endowed this state with resources and we will put all these to use for the benefit of our people.

He listed the moribund and abandoned agro-allied industries and life-transforming projects to include Olokola project; Cocoa Processing Company, Ile Oluji; Cassava Processing, Ikoya; Fisheries, Akure and Alfa 3D, Ikare Akoko.

He promised to reverse the economic situation by creating the enabling environment which would attract investors to the state and encourage farmers with necessary implements and aids.

••Ibrahim blames Ondo gov for protest

THE Jimoh Ibrahim faction of the  PDP in the state  has accused the state government of stage managing the series of protests in the state.

The faction’s Director of Media and Publicity, Yemi Akintomide  said that the move was to “deceive the public that the candidacy of Dr. Jimoh Ibrahim was rejected by the populace.”

Akintomide frowned at the “desperation and pull-it-down at all cost attitude of Governor Mimiko who swore on oath to protect the people and maintain peace and order across the state.

“We call on human right groups to rise against this unholy action of ridiculing, disparaging and dis-humanising the dignity and sanity of womanhood, all in the name playing destructive politics that will do nobody any good.

“We are appealing to our resourceful market women, darling wives, beautiful sisters and brilliant ladies to shun any act capable of jeopardising their hard earn, long standing family names and core values; and not to dishonour and disrespect their dignified bodies to march half naked in exchange for any amount of money not worth the pride of their womanhood.

“We urge Governor Mimiko to toe the line of peace by pursuing the case against Jegede in the appellate courts as demanded by the Constitution.”

He added that “We also urge them not to rest on their oasis by ensuring nobody, no matter how highly placed, further disrupted the relative peace we have been enjoying in our state.