ADP Gov Candidate Faults Endorsement Of Candidate by Religious, Royal fathers, says he remains committed to Ogun Project
The governorship candidate of the Action Democratic Party in Ogun State, Hon. Olanrewaju Kazeem Sokunbi has warned residents to be wary of candidates deploying religion or tribal sentiments ahead of the March 18, 2023 governorship election in the state.
Sokunbi also faulted the endorsement of candidates by religious bodies and traditional rulers, queried the rationale behind some governorship candidates jostling for clerics to endorse them for the forthcoming poll.
He added that using religion or tribal antics in a complex state such as Ogun for electioneering was dangerous to democracy.
Speaking to newsmen in Abeokuta, Sokunbi said eligible voters must shun divisive politics and vote for a credible candidate like that will move the state forward in terms of development.
The governorship hopeful noted that he stood for an inclusive government that would carry everybody along irrespective of age, religion and tribe when elected as governor.
He noted that claims and counterclaims by both the All Progressives Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party in the state that their candidates were endorsed by some clerics were just to deceive the electorate
He said, “Where do we go from here where a governor that will emerge after the poll will be tagged a governor for Christians or a governor for Muslims in this metropolitan state?”
Sokunbi urged voters to reject candidates adopting religion or tribal sentiments for purpose of canvassing for votes in the forthcoming election.
“Ogun State is known as Gateway State, therefore, I don’t expect any sensible person whether citizen or resident of the state to be carried away by religious and tribal sentiments,” he said.
Sokunbi, who is said to be more experienced and knowledgeable in terms of the complexity of the state than other candidates vying for the position of the governor of Ogun State, also dismissed allegations he was also running on a just for the sake of it.
The ADP governorship candidate said he believes in the oneness of the state “where nobody is treated as a second class citizen for the purpose of peace and unity; progress, growth and development.”
