‘I Won’t Rule Myself Out Of Senate Presidency’ – Amosun

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By Kunle Olayeni

Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle
Amosun, yesterday said he would not rule himself out from vying for the
office of the Senate President if the opportunity presents itself.
Amosun, who spoke against the backdrop of demands by some of his
constituents, stated that he might be disposed to seeking the Senate
Presidency whenever the slot is zoned to the South-West.

The
governor spoke during his ward-to-ward senatorial campaign in Ewekoro
Local Government Area of state, which is one of the six local
governments in Ogun Central Senatorial District. Fielding questions from
reporters at Asayobo ward, Amosun, who is a senatorial candidate for
Ogun Central on the platform of All Progressives Congress (APC), said he
was happy that his people wanted him to serve the country at the
national level.

He also flayed some unnamed party leaders who
accused him of allegedly concentrating development in Abeokuta, the
state capital, and the Ogun Central zone to the detriment of other
regions of the state. The governor expressed confidence that he would
become a ranking senator once he returns to the upper chamber of the
National Assembly having once served there between 2003 and 2007. He,
however, declared that there was no way he could become the Senate
President since the South- West geopolitical had already produced the
Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo. Amosun said: “When we went before,
we were not that experienced. Of course, we had limitations, but now,
you and I know that I am not that rookie senator. I would be a ranking
Senator by the time I get there. “You know within the context of Nigeria
and the context of our party, people from South-West are number two,
the Vice President. So, there is no way we can have both the Vice
President and the Senate President at the same time.

“For me, I
am happy that we are now considered worthy of number two in the country.
So, we are running round to make sure that Prof. Osinbajo remains our
vice president and we will concede the Senate President to some other
zone. “But you never can tell, maybe in future, if it (Senate
Presidency) comes to South-West, why not?” The governor said it was
uncharitable for anyone to accuse him of developing Abeokuta over other
areas in the state.

He noted that though priority was given to
the state capital, his administration had never abandoned other areas in
development drive, insisting that his critics were only unnecessarily
jealous of his achievements. Amosun said: “Why am I being castigated?
Abeokuta was made the state capital over 40 years ago and the only
offence I have committed is to have developed Abeokuta. But I tell you,
no sane governor will neglect Abeokuta, else that governor will see the
result. “I have never neglected other areas. We have one of the best
flyovers and roads constructed by our administration in Sagamu.

There
are two flyovers in Ijebu- Ode with good roads and the same things are
done in Ijebu-Igbo and Yewa. “What we’ve done is that when we do three
things in Abeokuta, we do two or one in other places and we are running
round day and night to get this done. I am not the first governor in
Ogun State, but I appreciate what they’ve done. But no governor worth
his salt will abandon Abeokuta.” The governor, who used the opportunity
of his campaign to inspect the airport project at Wasinmi area, said the
Federal Government had not abandoned the project.

According to
him, the airport project is on course and President Muhammadu Buhari
would touch down on its runway by May, this year. He promised more
dividends of democracy to people of Ogun Central Senatorial District if
elected. “The Federal Government has started the airport project and
this community will be the biggest beneficiary because the airport will
be linked with a standard gauge railway and once this is done, this
place will not only be transformed into a mega city, 24- hour power
supply will be guaranteed,” Amosun said. The governor urged the
electorate to be wary of unscrupulous politicians and resist the
temptation of trading their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) for monetary
gains.

Source:- Newtelegraphonline

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