Chief Olufemi Bade-Gboyega on Thursday in Ado-Ekiti emerged the governorship candidate of the Unity Party of Nigeria (UPN) in the July 14 gubernatorial election in Ekiti State.
Bade-Gboyega, who was the sole candidate in the primary election of the party, was unanimously adopted by all the 80 delegates across the 16 local government areas of the state.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Bade-Gboyega was a co-contestant with two other aspirants before they stepped down for him a day to the primary election.
Commending the delegates, the UPN candidate thanked the party’s delegates and congress chairman for finding him worthy to carry the flag of the party in the forthcoming election.
“I humbly accept the flag of the party and the responsibilities associated with it.
“I assure you that I will not let the party down and will carry the flag to victory and install it high at the Government House of Ekiti State on July 14,” he said.
The UPN candidate promised to quickly embark on the establishment of mechanised farms that would generate over 30,000 jobs for the unemployed once elected as governor.
“I will create a season of harvest because our people have been sowing and sacrificing and they must reap; there will be bountiful harvest for Ekiti populace.
“We are not going to focus optimally on capital projects when people do not have food on their tables but we are going to embark on green revolution,’’ he said.
In his address, the National Chairman of UPN, Mr Bankole Okwa, who presented the party’s flag to Bade-Gboyega, described the candidate as “a vibrant young man full of energy and enthusiasm to rescue the state out of unfulfilled petty promises of past and present leaders.’’
Okwa, who was represented by Mr Francis Okonkwo, the party’s National Vice Chairman South East, urged INEC and all security agencies to ensure a level playing ground for all political parties during and after the election.
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