Ondo South 2023: Orunja of Odigbo, Oba Akinrinmade endorses Boye Oyewumi for Senate
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Leading Senatorial Aspirant for the Ondo Southern Senatorial District, Mr. Boye Oyewumi has received the endorsement of the traditional institution of Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State on his Senatorial ambition.
The Senatorial Aspirant who is also the Vice-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Ondo State Development and Investment Promotion Agency, ONDIPA was endorsed on Tuesday, 22nd of March, 2022 when he visited the Orunja of the Odigbo Kingdom, HRH. Oba Rufus Olugboyega Akinrinmade at his palace.
Oyewumi, while addressing the respected monarch emphasized the need for the people to adopt a new and progressive approach to electing candidates for political offices that will see leadership emerge based on good reasoning, and not parochial sentiments.
He assured the traditional Institution of the Local Government Area of transparent, quality and people’s driven representation if given the opportunity to represent them at the Senate come 2023.
According to him, “development only comes with proper and quality representation, hence the need for the people to elect candidates based on their antecedents and ability to deliver.”
While making reference to some of the projects which were facilitated by him to Odigbo local government area through ONDIPA under the leadership of the Rotimi Akeredolu led administration, especially the Ore Industrial Park, Oyewumi explained that it is high time the people gave their mandate to a candidate who can pull the much needed federal influence at the legislative house to consolidate on these numerous key projects of the state government.
He also promised that if given the opportunity to represent the senatorial district at the red chamber, his representation would not just add numerical strengths to the s enate but also deliver the much needed dividends of democracy to the people.
Oyewumi also paid a visit to Oniparaga Community in the council area where he met with party stakeholders in the area.
Reacting to Mr. Boye Oyewumi, the Orunja of Odigbo, Oba Rufus Olugboyega Akinrinmade, expressed confidence at the aspiration of Mr. Oyewumi who he described as a candidate who has the much needed qualities to advance the Senatorial district.
In his words, “our people will elect differently this time around, we will ensure that we critically scrutinize any candidate that comes to seek our vote, we trust Boye Oyewumi and we are with him”.
The monarch also presented a royal gift to the senatorial hopeful as a symbol of his acceptability by the people of Odigbo Kingdom.
Present at the event were, Hon. Ismaila Olurimisi, Former Commissioner for Culture and Tourism, and APC Stalwarts such as Hon. Olagundoye Taiwo, Hon. Giwa Olawale, Mr. Aremu Joseph, among others.
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