A lawmaker representing Ekiti South Senatorial District in the upper National Assembly, Senator Biodun Olujimi, was given an ultimatum of seven days to declare the intention to contest the June 2022 governorship election by diaspora group.
The group under the aegis of ‘Ekiti Deserves The Best’ (EDTB) based in the United States of America have donated about N250 million to cover the senator initial campaign expenses if she declares the intention to contest for Ekiti governorship within seven days.
In a statement co-signed by the group’s coordinator and Secretary, Barrister Tunde Adesoja and Mrs ‘Motunde Fasoyin, respectively, said Olujimi has the required credentials and public appeal to win the all-important election.
The group argued that Senator Olujimi remains the most feasible aspirant to beat if she decides to vie for the apex seat, having been the first female Commissioner for Works, former House of Representatives member, former Deputy Governor and a high ranking senator, amongst other exalted positions she has occupied.
Speaking further, EDTB assured Olujimi of its readiness to make available the whopping sum of N250 million to cover her initial campaign expenses.
The group said, “We, the committed Supporters and Friends of Senator Biodun Olujimi in the Diaspora, under the aegis of ‘Ekiti Deserves The Best’ (EDTB) are pushed to taking this position because time is of the essence.
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We decided to support Senator Olujimi for Ekiti Governorship, for the following reasons; She has the credentials that are unsupportable by all the probables, being one time Commissioner For Works, former Member House of Representatives, former Deputy Governor, Two-Term Senator, former minority leader of the Senate and currently the Chairman, Senate Committee on Diaspora and Several Other Non-Governmental Organisations.
“Upon this sound Stature and Credible Credentials,” the group affirmed, she has a Sound Potential to win the 2022 Governorship and we cannot hastily forget her charitable mien to Ekiti people during the 2020 Covid-19 Pandemic which cut across political Party boundaries of PDP and APC.
To cushion her initial logistics of obtaining forms and other sundry expenses, we donate 250million naira and to this end, all our people here in Dallas, Texas have resolved to give her an ultimatum of seven days from the day of this publication, to declare her readiness to join the governorship race otherwise, we shall address the World Press on her behalf,” the group asserted.”
