By DAPO FALADE
The deputy governor of Oyo State, Engineer Raufu Olaniyan, has disowned campaign posters for his speculated governorship ambition in 2023, describing those behind it as people bent on causing disaffection between him and Governor Seyi Makinde.
Posters of Olaniyan’s speculated guber ambition with expressions such as “Enough is enough, Oke Ogun L’okan” [It is the turn of Oke Ogun] and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) logo were circulated on Tuesday.
But the deputy governor described those behind the campaign posters as political jobbers who always want to profit from setting people against one another and are not lovers of peace.
Olaniyan is from Igboho in Oorelope Local Government Area of Oke Ogun geo-political zone which is yet to produce a governor, despite being the second largest zone, after Ibadan, in the state.
When contacted to confirm the veracity of the posters, the deputy governor said he knew nothing about the posters, labeling those behind the development as fifth columnists and enemies of the current government in the state.
He said he would not be distracted from his focus to work with Governor Makinde to continue to deliver on the electoral promises of the administration, as they have been doing since inauguration.
“I signed up for a 48-month contract as Governor Makinde’s deputy. We are not even half way into that and then they are spreading this speculation like wildfire. Even my belief in God does not allow it.
“The poster was not printed in my name. The next stage of their sinister motive is to print posters in my own name. Technology has made printing relatively cheap these days and you can imagine what access such people will have to make as many fake posters as possible.
“Those behind this sinister plot have one mission, namely, to sow a seed of discord between me and the governor and drive a wedge between us. But they will fail and they have always failed.
“They are political jobbers who always want to profit from setting people against one another. They are not lovers of peace. They like spinning yarn to make pecuniary gains. But this time, they have miscalculated. Their evil enterprise won’t thrive with me as their target,” he said.
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