2019 Election : Alaafin's Advise helped my Political Career - Makinde
Oyo state Governor, Seyi Makinde on Tuesday said unknown to many, he has and still enjoy the fatherly support of Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, noting that one of the secrets of his electoral success at the 2019 governorship election was the advice offered by the Monarch.
Makinde on a working visit to the Alaafin's Palace, said he had visited the Alaafin in 2015 to seek his support and blessings at the polls, adding that it was only the Alaafin who told him the truth of the situation on ground and offered him advise on how to go about it.
"During my campaign in 2015, it was only the Alaafin that told me the truth on how we have been doing and how we were not doing things right.
"All he told us were put to use in the 2019 elections that gave us victory".
In his brief remarks at the palace, the Governor said "what many people do not know is the closeness between Allafin and I. Some people have told me that they wanted to bring me to Alaafin but I just kept it to myself not telling them that, if they had known the kind of relationship between Alaafin and I, they would have been the ones to ask me to take them to him".
The governor made the visit on his way to inspect the abandoned 10,000 metric tone silo embarked upon by the immediate past administration and the Ajila Value Adding Ventures Limited, Awe,
Makinde told the monarch on his mission in the vicinity but thought it wise to pay the traditional homage on the him before continuing the visit.
Makinde said "We are actually on our way to Awe for inspection, but there is no way I will come around here without first visiting the palace.
'We are here to inspect projects on how our economy can improve and I am sure that when we finish the project, Oyo town will also know it for good".
"The facility will help our farmers have good storage facility for the farm produce which will moderate practices especially prices when the need arises.
"We all know the truth about security but we have been able to manage the situation well and the only reason is for the cooperation between the government and the people and we look forward for more of such cooperation."
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