I’m not for “fire-for-fire” politics: Gov. Oyetola
Governor Gboyega Oyeola of Osun, says he is not ready to engage in “fire for fire politics” as being propagated by some politicians ahead of the forthcoming July 16 governorship election in the state.
Mr Oyetola said that the desperation of some politicians in their campaign to engage in do-or-die politics was not his character, but rather politics is a call to service to him.
The governor said this during an engagement programme with members of Osun Chapter of Young Farmers Association of Nigeria on Sunday in Osogbo.
He said decency should be the watchword in political space, rather than the use of inciting words that could heat up the polity.
Represented by his Special Adviser on Civic Engagement, Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, the governor said that he would rather engage in an issue-based campaign than in a campaign of calumny.
Mr Oyetola said that the continuation of the various development projects he had embarked on since inception of his administration was the reason for his re-election campaign.
He said it was only those who lacked the basic knowledge of governance that would see the election as a thug of war.
Mr Oyetola, however, said that he was optimistic of winning the election, which he hoped would be free and fair.
The governor said as part of his love for the people, the process of enrolling 30,000 vulnerable youths into the Health Insurance Scheme(OHIS) had begun.
In his remarks, the Chairman of the association, Oyekunle Laide, commended the governor for his achievements in the area of infrastructure, health, education and empowerment.
Mr Oyekunle promised that members of the association would support the governor’s re-election.
(NAN)
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