The Oyo State governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Olooye Adegboyega Taofeek Adegoke, FCA, has promised to strengthen local government administration by granting local councils greater autonomy and empowering grassroots institutions to deliver meaningful development.
This is as he also raised concerns over the number of out- of – school children in Oyo state, promising targeted interventions to ensure that children of school age have access to quality and affordable education.
Olooye Adegoke made this pledge at the inauguration of the party’s 25-member “Solutions Campaign Council” ahead of the 2027 governorship election.
The inauguration, held on Monday at Adegoke’s campaign office in Oke-Ado, Ibadan, marked a major step in the candidate’s preparations for the election.
Adebayo Olusola Kesh, Esq., was appointed Director-General of the campaign council, which is saddled with coordinating mobilisation, strategic engagement, media activities and grassroots outreach across the state.
Speaking at the occasion, Olooye Adegoke vowed to revive Oyo State by putting great priority to Agriculture, Power, Creation of jobs and most importantly Local Government autonomy.
He maintained that local government autonomy is a vital tool in grassroots, human development and economic growth.
“If given the opportunity to serve Oyo State as Governor, the local government will have full autonomy. I will boost agriculture and bring in investors to provide electricity for the people of the state and ensure employment opportunities for the youths,” he further stated.
He said his government would seek private-sector investment in the power sector, boost agricultural production and create employment opportunities for young people across the state.
He charged members of the campaign council to take the ADC’s message of solutions, accountability, inclusive development and grassroots empowerment to the people across the state’s 33 local government areas.
Full Membership of the Solutions Campaign Council, Director-General: Adetayo Olusola Kesh, Esq. Deputy Director-General: Hon. Oyetunji Oyetunde; Inter-Party Relations: Hon. Afees Jimoh (Ona Ara); Reconciliation and Harmonisation; Hon. Remi Abidogun
Director, Women Affairs: Alhaja Kafilat Omolabake Olayiwola (Aje-Iya); Deputy Director, Women Affairs, Madam Mary Taiwo
Director, Media and Publicity: Hon. Yemi Amodu; Media Adviser, Mrs. Funmi Chima
Special Adviser, Media and Publicity: Rotimi Johnson Ojasope; Director, Logistics, Security and Protocol: Hon. Kazeem Alarape; Deputy Director, Logistics, Security and Protocol: Gbade Oduola; Director, Strategy and Elections Management: Babatunde Adisa;
Deputy Director, Strategy and Elections Management, Tosin Fawehinmi; Director, Contacts and Mobilisation: Gbenga Omoyemi;
Deputy Director, Contacts and Mobilisation: Alhaja Bisi Folarin.
Others are Special Adviser, Contacts and Mobilisation: Adekola Adeoye; Director, Finance and Budgets, Olooye Adegboyega Taofeek Adegoke; Deputy Director, Finance and Budgets: Mrs. Funmi Chima; Youth Coordinator: Kehinde Najeemdeen; Deputy Youth Coordinator, Nureni Adegoke; Solutions Vanguard Coordinator, Saheed Olaide; Students Coordinator: Adeleke Quadri Abidemi; Oyo Central Coordinator, Ola Folarin
Oyo South Coordinator, Hon. Wale Afolabi (WACO).
Members of the council pledged their commitment to working together towards the ADC’s success in the 2027 election.
The event also featured a special birthday ceremony to the state chairman of ADC, Rt Hon Afeez Jimoh with family in attendance.
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