Ondo 2024: I’ll use Aiyedatiwa’s N1.2bn monthly security vote to create jobs – Ajayi

Agboola Ajayi, the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) candidate in the November governorship election in Ondo State, has promised to use the N1.2 billion security vote being collected every month by Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa, to create employment for the teeming youths.

Ajayi, a former deputy governor of the state, made the commitment during a campaign tour of Akure North Local Government Area ahead of the election.

“Governor Aiyedatiwa is collecting N1.2 billion security votes monthly, I don’t need that much money for security. In that money, I will take about N600 million from it to create employment, if there are employments for the youths, crimes would be reduced drastically,” Ajayi said.

Ajayi equally promised to strengthen the state Security Network, codenamed Amotekun Corps, to ensure the protection of lives and property across the state.

He assured the people of flushing out criminals from the forest reserves, farmsteads and other hideouts in the state if elected on November 16.

While lamenting the current setback in the socio-economic development of the state, Ajayi assured that he has what it takes to take the state out of the woods.

“We are going to strengthen the Amotekun Corps. We will create forest guards that would work together with Amotekun Corps in all the forests across the state.

“We will end kidnapping and our farmers will be able to go to farms with peace of mind. We will empower the farmers.

“I was one of those who created Amotekun, so we have ways to reshape it. We will end kidnapping in this state and our farmers will be empowered so that food would be sufficient across the state.

“If I get to power, we will form policies to develop the state. Within 10 months, we will change things for the better. We know how to run the government. We won’t be wasting time before we kick start our programmes.

“APC has destroyed the country; they have caused hunger, so let us vote for PDP. I will ensure free and affordable education. We will employ more teachers.

Addressing the people of the communities, Engr. Clement Faboyede, the Director-General of the PDP Campaign Organisation, urged them to go INEC office in their local council to collect their Permanent Voter’s Card so that they could vote for PDP on the election day.

He said: “Please, go and get your PVCs to enable you to vote to chase the APC out of power. This is the only power you have to send them (APC) away.

“We know how hard the country has turned to under the APC government and the only way to send them away is to go out on November 16 to vote for the PDP. Make sure you protect your votes. Don’t allow them to steal your votes.”

Thefrontrank reports that the PDP campaign train visited Iju, Ita-Ogbolu, Imafon, Oba-Ile, Ala, Igoba and other communities in Akure North Local Government Area.