Oyo North: Is time for Oke-Ogun to produce next Senator— Youths 

AHEAD of 2023 election, a group under the umbrella of Oke Ogun Indigenous Youth Solidarity Forum at Saki on Saturday vowed to ensure that the next senator representing Oyo North Senatorial District in the red chambers to emerge from the zone, Mouthpiece NGR reports. 

The group which comprises of politicians, farmers, students and traditional rulers were seen carrying placards with different inscriptions such as ” On Oke Ogun we stand”, Enough is enough, we want justice, fairness and equity”, and “Is time for Oke Ogun to produce the next senator “.

Recall that Mouthpiece NGR had reported yesterday that one of the frontline aspirants from the zone, Hon. Shina Peller, representing Iseyin/Itesiwaju/Iwajowa/Kajola federal constituency, was among the aspirants that attended the meeting. 

While speaking, Hon. Shina Peller said he was prepared to fight for the people of Okeogun where he comes from.

The lawmaker, who hails from Iseyin, one of the 10 local government areas of the region, was quoted to have said that he’s prepared to fight for the interest of Oke-Ogun people. 

He explained that it was not because the people of Oke Ogun are docile or lack competent and qualified hands to produce a senator,” but because of our love for our brothers,” adding that Oke Ogun people are peace loving and reasonable .

While declaring that the people have now resolved to occupy the Oyo North Senatorial seat come 2023, the lawmaker listed some of the natural endowment the zone is blessed with, stating that God created Oke Ogun with abundant human and natural resources.

He said ” Oke Ogun occupies over 60 percent of arable land of Oyo state, making the zone the food basket of the state but it is very unfortunate that the zone is most marginalised. Now, the time has come to occupy its rightful place.

“I commend the organisers of this event for creating a forum for us to speak out. As far as I am concerned, I have prepared to fight for the interest of Oke Ogun. There must be the principle of equity, fairness and justice. That is what makes for peace, progress and development”.

Peller who donated a brand wheel chair to a student of Oke Ogun Polytechnic, Kabiru Salawudeen, a physically challenged from Iwajowa at the event, used the opportunity to clarify issues regarding his alleged plan to cross to another political party, stating that his believe is that it is the people that will determine what next.

Among the aspirants who graced the event include former Iseyin local government, Hon. Saheed Alaran, member , House of Representatives, representing Iseyin/Itesiwaju/Iwajowa, Hon. Shina Peller, Hon Adeboyin Adeola, and Hon. Samson Sola Ogunbode amongst others.

In his submission, the former local government boss, Hon. Saheed Alaran while calling on the people of the zone to ensure that they vote massively for Oke Ogun candidate, said the interest of Oke Ogun must come first above personal interest.

According to him, Oke Ogun are more qualified with enough competent people to be the next senator.

Earlier in his welcome address, the National President, Oke Ogun Indigenous Youth Solidarity Forum, Ojedokun Jonathan demanded for justice, fair-play, and equitable representation in the distribution of political offices.

He told the gathering that it has been long the people of Oke Ogun have been exercising patience, allowing Ogbomoso zone with three local governments to produce senator more than a zone with 10 local governments, but now ,we are saying “enough is enough “.