A governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State, Bola Oyebamiji, has pledged to make agriculture the cornerstone of his administration if elected within the 2026 governorship election.
Occasion leaders, ward chairmen, and officers reaffirmed their help for his aspiration, describing him as a “spherical peg in a spherical gap” able to taking the state to larger heights.
The APC state treasurer, Femi Kujembola, recommended Oyebamiji for conducting his consultations consistent with celebration tips, noting that his marketing campaign had been issue-based and devoid of assaults on fellow aspirants.
Talking with journalists, Oyebamiji mentioned agriculture holds the important thing to Osun’s socioeconomic revival.
“I’ve to specific my gratitude to our celebration leaders and members in Atakunmosa West and Atakunmosa East. Certainly, the turnout is overwhelming, and we are able to see the endorsement. That is fairly encouraging. I wish to guarantee our individuals within the two councils that when I’m elected as governor, we are going to prioritise agriculture,” he mentioned.
Highlighting Osun’s agricultural potential, Oyebamiji added, “This atmosphere is thought for agriculture, and we are going to do the whole lot to help that crucial sector of the financial system. To revive our financial system, there’s a want to return to agriculture. Agriculture, in any type, can have a multiplier impact on our financial system. Our authorities will help our individuals in all fronts, notably in agriculture and Small and Medium Enterprises.”
The aspirant, popularly referred to as AMBO, additional promised to create an enabling atmosphere for companies and appeal to buyers to determine factories and industries that will course of farm produce.
“As a finance professional and economist, I do know the significance of agriculture in any financial system. I wish to guarantee our those that we’re going to play a significant function that can scale up the financial system and affect drastically on the Gross Home Product (GDP) of our nation generally and our state particularly,” mentioned Oyebamiji, who can also be the Managing Director and Chief Government Officer of the Nationwide Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA).
He reaffirmed his dedication to peaceable electioneering and urged celebration members to shun campaigns of calumny and acrimony. He additionally lauded the celebration’s general chief and Minister of Marine and Blue Financial system, Adegboyega Oyetola, for his “unflinching help for the APC.”
APC leaders from Atakunmosa West and East — together with Disu Oyedele, James Oni, Mudashiru Bello, Jamiu Olatunberu, and former state lawmaker Babatunde Komolafe — expressed pleasure over Oyebamiji’s aspiration. They cited his observe file in each non-public and public sectors, insisting that he’s probably the most competent aspirant to safe victory for the celebration.
