The upcoming local government elections in Oyo State as scheduled and announced by the State Independent Electoral Commission (OYSIEC) and the participation of the main opposition party in the state, APC has made it possible for an academician to throw his weight into the ring to contest the chairmanship election of his local government, Ona-Ara.
In the past, it has always been a one-party show when it comes to local government elections, as other opposition parties are not in most cases ready to participate because of the unfair nature and treatment of the process as mostly alleged. Sadly, all parties in government are always culpable of that allegation. And consequently affects the democratic principle and tenets of our general society as rooms are given to incompetent and non-cerebral individuals when it comes to public and political administration.
Now with the full participation of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Oyo State in the coming local government elections, this newspaper can attest that it has attracted the best of the brains to participate in the political activities of their local government and state as a whole. The event in Kajola local government where 17 people are jostling to become the party chairmanship candidate is enough to know the extent and value that the opposition APC is giving to local government administration in the state.
Coming down to Ona-Ara Local Government, the entrance of a household name bearer, Bolaji Paul GBENGBELEKU, a Financial Expert, Lecturer, Business Manager, Chartered Accountant, Chartered Secretarial and Administrator, Fellow of the Institute of Debt Recovery Practitioners of Nigeria, Registered Teacher and CompTia (CMP) Holder is to further prove of how the face of governance is changing in this modern democratic system.
And he is to battle the party ticket with a regular politician who has held the council under the caretaker committee administration in the past and a defeated House of Assembly Member in the last 2023 general elections, Hon. Akanni Ere.
Bolaji Gbengbeleku from findings by this newspaper is a manager of men, a business creator, and a renowned consultant who has through his numerous establishments contributed to the growth and development of his society, and not on the other way, only consuming the trust of people as known with many politicians.
While encouraging the participation of younger people in the political landscape of the state, Ona-Ara local government people can only hope that the APC will adopt this young brain who is ready to give his all to change the narration of the local government from the dormancy it was known for due to the lack of investment knowledge of the present occupier to explore the green nature of the council to a fortune for the whole of the local government.
What are Bolaji Gbengbeleku’s specific plans for Ona-Ara if he wins the chairmanship election? How does his experience and background make him a good candidate for the role? What are some of the challenges facing local government administration in Oyo State?
Watch out for an Exclusive Interview with Bolaji Gbengbeleku on the answers to the above questions after his party primaries.
Bolaji Gbengbeleku APC Ona-Ara Local Government Oyo State Nigeria
