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2023 Guber: 72 Monarchs Endorse Ogun Gov For Second Term

On Thursday, traditional leaders operating under the auspices of the Progressive Royal Fathers of Ogun Central supported Dapo Abiodun, the state governor, for a second four-year term.

One excellent term justifies another, according to the royal fathers, who based their endorsement of the governor’s candidacy for a second term on what they called “his spotless and creditable performance in office.”

The Olu of Itori, speaking on behalf of the royal fathers, said that 72 kings met with the governor on Wednesday and unanimously expressed their support for his continuation in office through 2023. He was speaking to journalists after the meeting in Itori, Ewekoro Local Government Area, on Thursday.

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“We thank God for our governor who God has been using to turn around the state, despite the pandemic and its effect on the economy. The governor has done tremendously well in the state and we are proud of him.

“We throw our weight behind him; we will do all necessary things to make his coming back in 2023 easy. Our mantra in the Progressive Royal Father’s forum is eight years for Governor Dapo Abiodun, and we are giving a 100 per cent support,” he said.

Akamo, while noting that the state under the leadership of the incumbent governor has witnessed tremendous development, commended the huge investment in the Agro Cargo Airport, which he said, was a thought-out project in the first term of the governor.

The monarch who further disclosed that the forum is also happy with the development going on in other sectors of the state, acknowledged the governor’s doggedness in handling its economy after the side effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

He urged the governor to continue to embark on the infrastructural development of the state, maintaining that the governor has definitely done a lot for the state.

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While acknowledging the state’s rapid growth under the current governor, Akamo praised the enormous investment in the Agro Cargo Airport, which he claimed was a well-planned project during the governor’s first tenure.

The monarch complimented the governor’s tenacity in managing the state’s economy in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and continued to say that the forum was pleased with the progress being made in other areas of the state.

He insisted that the governor has done a lot for the state and asked him to keep moving forward with the state’s infrastructure development.

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