The residents the members of PDP in Ibadan North East Local Government has appealed to the leadership of Peoples Democratic Party in the state, and specifically Governor Oluseyi Makinde that the party’s chairmanship flag bearer in the 2024 Oyo Local Government Election should be from constituency 1.
According to the people who made the call, they established the fact that the local government is divided into two constituencies for smooth running of the local government and to ensure inclusion of all, and in the last 21years of political administration in the LG, nobody from constituency 1 has been elected Chairman of the Local Government.
In pushing their argument further, some names of past Chairmen of the LG were stated, including the incumbent chairman, all from constituency 2.
According to them, Hon. Gbenga Arole served 2 term, Hon Lekan Afuye and the current chairman Hon Akintayo Ibrahim are all from constituency 2.
The people of the Local Government, therefore call on His Excellency, Engr. Oluseyi Makinde to intervene and ensure that the party faithfuls and residents of constituency 1 are given a sense of inclusion, as they have competent Son to lead the Local Government.