GBENRO ADESINA/IBADAN
Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State has revealed what he would do at the expiration of his tenure of office, saying, “I will want to be a (Alfa) Muslim cleric preaching the world of God to people.”
Governor Ajimobi disclosed this on a Broadcasting Corporation of Oyo State, BCOS, programme, “Eyi Ara,” on Sunday.
Recalling his late father’s perception of politics and politicians, Ajimobi who spoke in Yoruba Language said, “My father said that politics is not for those that want to inherit the kingdom of God.
“If anybody wants to get to the kingdom of God, such a person must not be in politics till he die. Politicians do lie.
“If God spare a politician’s life, the moment he finishes his tenure, the person must retire to something else. For me, at the end of my second term as a governor, I want to be “Alfa”, who will be preaching everywhere, and to everybody.”
During the programme, the governor promised that the road from Idi-Ape to Olounda would be awarded for rehabilitation and dualisation stressing that some road projects would be awarded across the state.
He however used the occasion to appeal to the workers to call of the ongoing strike statewide declared by Nigeria Labour Congress adding, “It is the scarcity of fund that is causing problems between us. For your information, I also don’t collect salary. I have done so much for you. So that the little available money will go round, I deliberately delayed in appointing my commissioners. In the next two or three months, all will be well.”
He enjoined members of NLC who are not members of the state workforce to stop peddling lies around for peace to reign in the state.
The governor who is on his second and final term of office also took a jibe at his major political opponent who contested against him at the last governorship election and lost to him saying, “If you contest again after my tenure, you will not win”.