My Victory Comparable to Agbekoya Struggle of 1968, Says Oyo Governor-elect via thisdaylive
Oyo state governor-elect, Mr Seyi Makinde of the Peoples Democratic Party , Monday said his victory at the Saturday’s poll was comparable to the success of the Agbekoya struggle of 1968.also said the victory, just like the peasant revolt, clearly showed the people’s dogged determination in spite of spirited efforts to frustrate them.
He thanked former governor Rasheed Ladoja, Senator Olufemi Lanlehin, Sharafadeen Alli, Chief Bolaji Ayorinde, SAN, and Senator Monsurat Sunmonu, among others, who sacrificed their own ambition and supported him, stating that the people had made the job easier for the party by voting in majority of the legislators for the state House of Assembly.
He said, “The political struggle of the past weeks by the people of Oyo state, particularly the elections which took place yesterday leading to my being elected as your next governor come May this year, reminds me of the Agbekoya struggle of 1968. “The needless bloodletting, maiming and killings of members of opposition parties which led to the death of a federal legislator, Hon Olatoye Temitope Sugar and some others was an unfortunate dent on our democracy. I assure the families involved that they will not die in vain.
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