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| Aregbesola and Omisore |
The
people of the state of Osun will decide the fate of two political candidates today
as they go to poll to choose the state’s next governor. 20 candidates are out to vie
for governorship position but only the candidates of the ruling party in the
state, APC and the Opposition party PDP have so far got the people’s
attentions.
The
contest is strongly between the incumbent Governor, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola and
the state’s former deputy governor, Iyiola Omisore both of whom have great
chances of winning today’s elections. Here
are some of the permutations that may work for or against the two popular
candidates.
·
Aregbesola’s
performance is said to have been echoed in many quarters by people who had
hailed the transformation that had taken place in the state since the APC
government was sworn in on November 27, 2010.
·
The
incumbent governor, according to permutations, is expected to win in Osogbo
which has the highest number of registered voters in the state with 110, 670.
·
The
election will present an opportunity for the majority of the residents to pay
back Aregbesola for the transformation he has carried out in the state capital.
·
The
influence of former Governor Olagunsoye Oyinlola in Odo Otin Local Government
Area with 48,720 votes and in other councils in the Osun Central Senatorial
District may be a boost to Aregbesola’s re-election bid.
·
The
APC should have an edge in Ila Local Government which has a former governor and
the immediate past Interim Chairman of the party, Chief Bisi Akande.
· On the other hand,
Ife
leaders are said to be set to support Omisore because no indigene of the town had ruled the
state since it was created out of the old Oyo State in 1991.
·
Another
factor which may work in Omisore’s favour is that no governor has ever won a
second term in the state since 1999.
·
Some
monarchs said not to be pleased with Aregbsola’s leadership style are seeing
today’s election as an opportunity to effect a change in the leadership of the
state.
·
Some
people are of the opinion that Omisore’s Youth Support Forum with about 300,000
populations has put the PDP candidate at an advantage over his co-contestants.
·
Omisore,
whose victory is believed to be a great advantage to President Goodluck
Jonathan’s re-election, has the “federal might” backing him.
t These and many others calculations have been put up by the supporters of the PDP and APC candidates, but whatever the argument is, its left for the people to decide who will pilot the affairs of the state in the forthcoming democratic dispensation in the state of Osun
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