……Says second slot not needed
A political pressure group under the aegies of Ondo Future Leaders Group (OFLG) has expressed disappointment that some leaders of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state are complaining over the lone Ministerial nomination of Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo (BTO) from the state.
The group said there is no need for another nomination because such will only be to cause further division within the APC.
In a statement issued in Akure the Ondo State capital yesterday by the group’s national coordinator, Ayoola Balogun the group berated all the Leaders who were clamouring for the Ministerial slot without sowing the proper seed to harvest in the future.
Balogun said “rather than seeking for another ministerial slot which is impossible, the leaders should be thankful to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR for identifying a vibrant young man who has made the entire Ondo State proud. And this is the time to support Tunji-Ojo 2ho has been a very close person to the chief of staff and the president himself.
“We in Ondo State especially our leaders in the APC should thank the president and rally round Tunji-Ojo so that the state can have a solid grade one Ministry and even a full minister. But it is regrettable that the so-called leaders are running around to pull the young ministerial hopeful down by selling all manner of lies to the public.
“Again, we okay with one minister who must pray to head a grade one Ministry as full minister and not minister of state that has always been given to Ondo State. We must now allow the young ones to lead the party because the old generation has failed us as a people.
“But if the president appoints another minister, there will be power struggle and the two ministers will divide the party by trying to woos supporters to themselves. But as it is now, we are all coming together under a youthful leader who will lead us to the 2024 governorship and deliver the state to APC and Jagaban ahead of 2027.
“We are therefore appealing to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR not to consider the demands of the old political class in the Ondo State APC and stick to only Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo as his minister,” the group said.
