Jimoh Ibrahim Says Tinubu Won’t Impose Candidates on APC

Ahead of the 2024 Ondo governorship primary of the All Progressives Party (APC), Senator Ibrahim Jimoh has said that President Bola Tinubu won’t impose any candidate on the party.

Addressing newsmen in Akure, the state capital, Ibrahim, the senator representing Ondo South, said he would ensure the security of the state if elected governor.

“So, one of the areas we are looking at is to ensure that everybody in Ondo state can go to sleep with their eyes closed and that’s the topmost of our priority. Mapping every system, the tactical operations of Amotekun have to become more distinct in technology; I want an Amotekun which is IT-informed because I have a PhD in War Studies.

“So we need to do more of IT, our government will ensure that Amotekun is IT- compliant through strategy and innovation, and is going to be well-funded to ensure that the people of Ondo State can go and sleep,” he said.

The governorship aspirant , who stated that he informed the late Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu about his ambition before his death, noted that he was going to face infrastructural development and make sure that employment is created through it.

“We should expect the bitumen act that I’m moving at the Senate, which is now at the third reading to be more prominent and classic in engagement.

“In the Northern senatorial district, we are going to do swap contracts, we are not going to spend one kobo to do our roads. Also, the civil service will be very instrumental in running the government to ensure that they are computerised.

“We are going to empower commissioners to make them responsible, so that they will not be running after the governor for any approval,” he said.

On whether the death of Akeredolu could affect his ambition, the senator said: “Maybe the death of Aketi has enhanced my chances because Aketi is a human being, he can be subjectively objective at the last minute. But now that he is no more, that possibility is written off completely. So whoever is there, who wants to run for governor will meet me on the field.

“So Aketi’s death doesn’t affect my chances at all, but it would enhance my chances to win the governorship position of this state. So we are working seriously to win this election. And the president will never say that we should go and work for the incumbent governor.

“He can only appeal that maybe he prefers one person if you can prefer him and if you cannot go and do your election. So the oresident cannot say that I have taken this person so all of you should go and sit down. Even Muhammadu Buhari who is very clueless about anything never did that.

“I don’t use people’s names to campaign, my campaign is very proud of my work. I’m not a desperate politician, I only want to help my state, if I get it I will develop the state and if you give it to somebody else I’m not going to die. So we are combing the strategy.”