{"id":29742,"date":"2014-08-02T19:59:06","date_gmt":"2014-08-02T18:59:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=29742"},"modified":"2014-08-02T20:08:23","modified_gmt":"2014-08-02T19:08:23","slug":"omisore-will-emerge-victorious-aug-9-governorship-poll-says-jonathan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/omisore-will-emerge-victorious-aug-9-governorship-poll-says-jonathan\/","title":{"rendered":"Omisore will emerge victorious in Aug. 9 governorship poll, says Jonathan"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"color: #262626;\">President Goodluck Jonathan said on Saturday in Ile-Ife that the PDP candidate for the Aug. 9 Osun governorship poll, Iyiola Omisore, would emerge victorious.<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #262626;\">Jonathan spoke during a courtesy visit to Oba Okunade Sijuwade, the Ooni of Ife.<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #262626;\">\u201cOmisore\u2019s time has come \u2026God\u2019s time is the best,\u2019\u2019 he said.<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #262626;\">The president, who described Ooni as a blessing to the present generation, thanked him for his support.<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #262626;\">He said Omisore was a \u201cfantastic material\u2019\u2019 that Osun needed at this time to take the state to the \u201cpromised land\u2019\u2019.<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #262626;\">I urge support for the PDP gubernatorial candidate, cast your vote for him and Omisore will not let you down, Jonathan said.<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #262626;\">Earlier, Sijuwade had called for a minute silence in memory of the souls of departed heroes.<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #262626;\">The traditional ruler named such heroes as the late Obafemi Awolowo, Bola Ige, Alhaji Ado Bayero, the Emir of Kano and Igwe Okagwe, the Obi of Onitsha among others.<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #262626;\">Sijuwade described Omisore as a humble person, recalling that he \u201cstepped aside\u2019\u2019 for former Governors Bisi Akande and Olagunsoye Oyinlola when he prevailed on him.<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #262626;\">According to him, it is only God who has the power to appoint the president, governors, and traditional rulers.<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #262626;\">On the unity of the country, Sijuwade said:\u201cWithout unity the country\u2019s progress will remain very slow.\u2019\u2019<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #262626;\">He appealed to traditional rulers to join hands with the government to rid the country of insurgency.<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #262626;\">\u201cWith their support, Boko Haram insurgency and other activities militating against national growth will become a thing of the past.\u2019\u2019<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #262626;\">He said the South-West zone and particularly Osun needed more federal presence in line with the president\u2019s transformation agenda.<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #262626;\">Sijuwade also called on the government to continue to give critical sectors \u2013 agriculture and aviation a boost.<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #262626;\">He solicited the support of the president for the revival of cocoa, completion Ile-Ife water dam and the expansion of Ife-Ibadan expressway. 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