The Guardian (Nigeria)

Guber polls: Why I'm qualified to govern Ondo, by Jimoh Ibrahim

• Vows to fortify state’s borders, use ICT to win • Women group declares support for Aiyedatiwa

- From Adewale Momoh, Akure

AN aspirant on the platform of the All Progressiv­es Congress ( APC) and business mogul, Senator Jimoh Ibrahim, has said that with the nine university degrees at his disposal, he is the most qualified candidate to win the November governorsh­ip election in Ondo State.

Ibrahim, who is currently representi­ng Ondo South Senatorial District in the National Assembly, said that he was fully equipped to be the next governor of the state, going by the resources he had deployed into harnessing Informatio­n and

Communicat­ions Technology ( ICT) to win at the polls.

The lawyer, who was the governorsh­ip candidate of the defunct All Nigeria People's Party ( ANPP) in 2003, disclosed this to newsmen in Akure, the state capital, on Tuesday while declaring his intention to run in the forthcomin­g election.

According to Ibrahim, he will fortify the borders of the state by making Amotekun Corps a world- class security outfit, which he stressed would be IT- driven.

He said: "I need to use my nine degrees and my brain to help Ondo State. I think this is the time I have to really sort out human problems in this state. I want to develop Ondo State; I just want to contribute, and if it is not possible, no problem. You get your destiny from where you go. "If we can be secured individual­ly, we will secure the state. So, I'm saying now that the Amotekun Corps will have the highest attention in terms of informatio­n technology.

M“EANWHILE, a group in Ondo State, known as

Odatiwa Women Wing, has declared support for Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa to emerge as the All Progressiv­es Congress ( APC) candidate in the forthcomin­g governorsh­ip primary of the party.

Convener of the group, Olamide Falana, disclosed this during the group's inaugural meeting, yesterday, in Akure.

Falana, who is the Special Adviser to the Governor on Gender, said that the group was rooting for the governor "to ensure continuity of his commendabl­e efforts." Read the remaining part of this story on www. guardian. ng

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