Written by Julius Toba Jegede<\/p>\n
Labour Party’s governorship running mate in next month’s election; Alhaja Maryam Abimbola Ogunlade has assured Ekiti people that they would have no cause for regret over her choice, if elected to office.<\/p>\n
Ogunlade made the promise at the weekend while paying a courtesy visit on the paramount ruler of her hometown, the Elemure of Emure Ekiti, Oba Emmanuel Adebayo Adebowale.<\/p>\n
Accompanied by her husband Alhaji Suleman Ogunlade, the female politician narrated how her 57 years existence has been that of service to humanity and the less-privileged.<\/p>\n
She said her emergence as Michael Opeyemi Bamidele’s running made only last week was divine, promising that she would use her office as further opportunity to serve humanity.<\/p>\n
She particularly mentioned how her non-governmental organisation (NGO)\u00a0 named “Yewande Ogunlade Foundation” had rendered assistance to women and youths in the past.<\/p>\n
According to her “Without an inkling that I would go to partisan politics someday, I had assisted several people through my NGO even as a civil servant”<\/p>\n
“Today, through my NGO I have trained about three kids at Ijaloke Grammar School located here in Emure Ekiti, just like others from everywhere in Ekiti without knowing their parents”<\/p>\n
“There is also one of our beneficiaries now in final year at Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU studying Soil Engineering, who has been enjoying our scholarship scheme for years”<\/p>\n
“I see politics as another wider avenue for me to serve the masses and render supports. I promise the people of Emure Ekiti and Ekiti State at large that they won’t regret my choice”<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Ogunlade at the event received royal blessing from Elemure of Emure Ekiti and other monarchs from the area.<\/p>\n
They included Oba Adewumi Omuyomade, the Olowuro of Orun Ekiti and the Aarinjale of Ise Ekiti, Oba David Adetunji Ajayi who both described her as a woman of integrity.<\/p>\n
Also, Leader of a group called “Women in Politics” Mrs Bimbo Ogunleye who claimed to have known Ogunlade for over twenty years said her choice would fill vacuum of women in Ekiti politics.<\/p>\n
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