Ondo poll: “Jimoh Ibrahim’s emergence, handiwork of God”

As the November 26 Ondo state gubernatorial election draws near, the Omo Oodua community, an umbrella body of Yoruba living in the 19 northern states and Abuja has described the emergence of Barrister Jimoh Ibrahim as the PDP flagbearer as the handiwork of God.

The group also urged the outgoing Governor, Olusegun Mimiko and his supporters to put the interest of the state first above other consideration.

According to the group, this they would do by embracing peace during and after the election.

National President of the Association, Chief Toye Ogunsuyi who spoke with journalists in Jos yesterday after a crucial meeting preparatory for the election particularly frowned at the recent statement credited to Professor Olu Agbi, the Asiwaju of Akure Land who said that if Eyitayo Jegede is not given the PDP ticket, it may bring back a re-occurrence of the 1983 crisis.

Chief Ogunsuyi who expressed disappointment over the statement however cautioned against such utterances which he noted was capable of setting Ondo people against themselves. Ogunsuyi, an indigene of Akure lamented that such inciting utterances have been used in the past to deceive the people and insisted that such antics will fail this time because “ people were not prepared to be deceived again”.

He described the emergence of Dr Jimoh Ibrahim as the PDP governorship candidate as the handiwork of God adding that there is nothing anyone can do to thwart God’s plan for the people.

His words:”As Yoruba, we are for peace. And we want to make it clear that Governor Mimiko and his cohorts should not set Ondo people against themselves for whatever reason. They should be preaching peace among the people instead of hatred because we believe that God has a hand in Ibrahim’s emergence as the PDP candidate and it is for the good of Ondo people. Ibrahim is an accomplished great man by all standards. If Governor Mimiko truly loves the state, he and his people should support this man(Ibrahim) in order to move the state to greater height ,”

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