Politics
Losing senatorial election doesn’t bother me —Gov Ajimobi
The outgoing governor of Oyo State, Senator Abiola Ajimobi says he is not in any way disturbed or moved about losing out on the Oyo South senatorial election conducted on February 23, 2019.
The bespectacled governor disclosed that much on Saturday at the grand finale of the 2019 Ibadan cultural festival and award ceremony organised by Central Council of Ibadan Indigenes (CCII), staged in Ibadan .
According to him, losing out to Dr. Kola Balogun, of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), was no big deal as Oyo people had voted for him in the past.
According to him, “some people are saying Ibadan people did not vote for me. I said but they had voted for me three times before and I won. That means 3-1. So, there should not be any cry about it.”
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During the cultural festival and award ceremony, Ajimobi also noted that the award of Most Distinguished Ibadan Indigene (MDII) conferred on 2019 governorship aspirant of APC in the state, Mr. Olasunkanmi Tegbe, had laid to rest the controversies trailing his town of origin.
“I am proud and happy to say that we’re brothers. This award has laid to rest, a series of argument, whether Tegbe is from Ibadan or elsewhere; they said same thing about me.
“CCII has confirmed it with this indigenous award and I want to tell you that you lose something at times you gain. Now, I am sure that Ibadan and Oyo State people will vote for Tegbe when next he stands for election,” he added.
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