2023: Don’t Take Electorate For Granted, Ex-Gov Warns Politicians

A former governor of Ogun State, Gbenga Daniel, has warned the political class against taking the electorate for granted as the country prepares for the 2023 general elections.
Daniel, who is the All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial candidate for Ogun East, also stressed the need for Nigeria to return to agriculture in order to enhance the food self-sufficiency quest of the country.
The former governor stated this during a courtesy visit to all the traditional rulers in Ikenne Local Government Area, who gathered at the palace of Alaperu of Iperu, Oba Adeleke Idowu Basibo.
The event, which was part of Daniel’s ongoing ward-to-ward tour across the nine local government areas in the Ogun East Senatorial District, preceded the empowerment and award of scholarships to indigent students in Ikenne LGA.
He had earlier toured several communities in the local government, including Ogere, Iperu, Irolu, Ilishan and Ikenne where he solicited massive support for all APC candidates in the 2023 elections.
The former governor, who stated that Nigerians are now increasingly becoming politically conscious, asked political leaders to always carry the people along towards ensuring inclusive governance and popular participation.
He said despite the lack of formidable opponents against him in the 2023 senatorial race, he will not desist from engaging with the people to know their yearnings and get first-hand information about their expectation from him.
Speaking against the backdrop of global food shortages, the former governor said Nigeria urgently needs to return to agriculture as a viable way of increasing local food production and ensuring sustainable economy.
He explained that his interest in revitalizing agriculture and complementing the sector with necessary infrastructure informed the conceiving of the idea of an agro-cargo airport during his tenure as governor about 15 years ago.