One of the governorship aspirants on the platform of the All Progressives Congress in Ondo state and Senator representing Ondo southern senatorial district, Dr Jimoh Ibrahim says he is contesting for the number one seat to bring transformation that will lead to economic boom for the sunshine state.
Dr Ibrahim while addressing journalists in Akure said one of the ways he intended to achieve this is to enhance the security architecture of the state through modern technology with special focus on the Western Security Network codenamed Amotekun Corps.
“My programmes are very straightforward, we are to create moral efficiency and moral knowledge and making the body more efficient. We must also map Ondo state borders for security networks and then to ensure that we will never have any cases of kidnapping, by making Amotekun a classic unique security outfit that will come with good strategy to challenge any security issues in our state.
“So one of the areas we are looking at is to ensure that everybody in Ondo state can go to sleep with their eyes closed and that’s top most of our priority. Mapping every systems, the tactical operations of Amotekun have to come more distinct into technology, I want an Amotekun that is IT informed because I have PhD in War.
“So we need to do more of IT, our government will ensure that Amotekun is IT compliance through strategy and renovation and is going to be well funded to ensure that people of Ondo State can go and sleep. Ibrahim said.
The senator observed that once there is security across the length and breadth of Ondo state, investors will be encouraged to make Ondo their choice destination for their businesses.
Speaking on his plans to empower the state’s teeming youths, the lawmaker hinted that if given the chance to govern Ondo, his administration would create jobs through infrastructural development and embark on road construction as well as power generation through renewable energy.
According to him, “We are going to face infrastructural development by making sure that we create employment through that. So we should expect the bitumen act that I’m moving at the Senate, which is now at the third reading to be more prominent and classic in engagement.
“Also in the North, we are going to do swap contracts, we are not going to spend kobo to do our roads. Also, the civil service will be very top instrumental that will run the government to ensure that they are computerized. We are to devote powers to Commissioners to make them powerful so that they will not be running after the governor for any approval.
Senator Ibrahim hinted that he was already making consultations ahead of the APC primary to ensure that he picked the party’s ticket for the November election.
“I need to use my 9 degrees, my brain to help Ondo state, I think this is time I have to really sort out human problems in this state.
“And the idea of primary is not something that we can start thinking from negative, and I don’t fear primary election and I don’t lobby anybody, I don’t go to say give me direct primary. Either direct or indirect primary, no problem. If it is indirect primary, we will come with new strategy, strategy are never ending. We are not against anybody, but come to the field you will meet us there.
The federal lawmaker boasted that he would get the APC governorship ticket regardless of any mode of primary used by the party as he was using his Aseyori platform to reach out to party members across the state.