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A lawyer, Opeyemi Agbaje, has declared his intention to contest for the governorship position in Ogun State under the platform of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), vowing to transform the state and initiate policies to alleviate poverty among the masses.
Agbaje, who hails from Ijebu-Ode, was a former lecturer at the Lagos Business School and one time head of department at the institution, stated this in a release yesterday, saying having toured several local government areas in the state, he was aware of the challenges of the people of the state.
The 53-year-old newspaper columnist stressed that he was ready for the task of governing the state, urging the people and all stakeholders in the state toward actualising his ambition, as his decision to contest the governorship position was not to acquire wealth but to serve the people.
He pledged financial and logistic support for the SDP at all levels in the state, adding that he would also support the party’s membership drive across the state.
“I have worked quietly but assiduously since January, and have visited 15 out of the 20 LGs in Ogun State to see the geography, resources, economic opportunities, developmental challenges and priorities across the state; as well as to engage with our people. I have now decided to join the SDP and pursue the governorship of Ogun State on its platform.
“I am not naïve about the scale of the assignment I have imposed on myself, and I understand that it requires tremendous commitment, energy and resources as well as the favour of God.
I also know it requires your support, which I humbly seek. I do not seek this position for self-aggrandisement but to fulfill an innermost passion for development, emancipation of our people and good governance. I do this out of compassion for our suffering masses and out of the conviction that what we seek to do have been done in other places.”