Ondo south: Nobody can stop my re-election – Omogunwa

The embattled lawmaker represen-ting Ondo South district in the National Assembly, Senator Yele Omogunwa, at the weekend, said his emergence as the All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial candidate was ordained by God. He urged his detractors to know that absolute power belongs to God which nobody could manipulate. The lawmaker, who is the former Commissioner for Works in the state, wondered why some people were wishing him dead, describing the action as sheer political desperation.

Omogunwa, whose clearance by the National Working Committee (NWC) has been generating friction among some stakeholders in the APC particularly from his district, however appreciated the party’s leadership for the opportunity given him to emerge as the candidate. There was a protest at Ore, headquarters of Odigbo local government, on Thursday, where party members mobilised themselves from Eseodo, Ilaje, Okitipupa, Ile-Oluji/Okeigbo, Irele and Odigbo local government areas to reject the candidature of Omogunwa.

All three sitting Senators in the state were cleared to contest 2019 election by the NWC of the APC because of their loyalty. Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu is said to be supporting the commissioner representing Ondo State on the Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Lucky Ayedatiwa, instead of Omogunwa for the seat. Omogunwa in an interview with reporters in Akure said “my mandate is divine with the support of the citizenry in the state. It underscores the capacity of APC to engender dialogue.”