On presidential appointments

The 2019 presidential election has come and gone, with the attendant results in our memories, archives, stores and libraries for different usages, either for immediate or future analysis. It would be recalled that before the elections, there were many projections, analysis, postulations and predictions both by known and unknown, believable and unbelievable analysts. Without any doubt, there is not much difference in the prediction and the final results we got from the North West and North East of Nigeria. North Central came with little surprise, especially from Kwara State, as many did not believe that the “Otogee” factor will be that effective due to various factors.  South East and South South came as largely predicted, except that the figures were not as bogus as it used to be. Southwest actually came with some surprises here and there.

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The results from Oyo State is fairly surprising, while that of Ondo State is gravely surprising as many believed that President Muhammadu Buhari would clearly win in the State due to many reasons, especially given that the incumbent Governor is a member of the ruling party. Unfortunately, the ruling party lost the presidential election woefully in the state.

Findings revealed that the results from Ondo State would have been worse if not for the efforts of some individuals like Senator Borofice who was the flag bearer of the party in Ondo North Senatorial district and the only senator elected in the state on the platform of APC as well as Ambassador Sola Iji, the Nigerian ambassador to the Republic of Togo, who also played a significant role.

He seemed to have foreseen the looming danger when he took the bull by the horn and set up an independent campaign structure of genuine progressives across the nook and cranny of the state known as the Buhari Osinbajo Re-Election Group (BOREG). This group worked tirelessly and conspicuously for the re-election of the president in the state.

Perhaps, the results would have been worse if not for their efforts. APC stakeholders from Ondo State believe that Iji and his likes should be rewarded with better appointment knowing well that he is a leader, a bridge builder and a rallying point for a stronger, better and more united APC in Ondo State.

Gbenga  Adedara,

Ondo State.