2023: Chief Alex Ajipe and the future of Ondo North Senatorial District
By Wale Elegbeleye,Ikare Akoko,political analyst
The year 2023 is another highly significant year in the history of the people of Ondo North Senatorial district, as the nation is set not only for the nation’s general election but also for the Senatorial election in the region. The region is currently considered a strong foothold for the All Progressive Congress [APC], this been made evident with the result of the last election in the state.
Prominent among those who has been touted to contest for the senatorial position of the senatorial district is Chief Alex Ajipe, business mogul, politician and philanthropist, MD CEO/ of Klick Konnect Network, he is hailed from Emure-Ile, Owo, Ondo State.
While he has not officially stated his intention to contest for the senatorial post, he has been considered by many as the man to bring the much needed change to the senatorial district. He holds an exceptional antecedent within both the economic and political landscape of the nation. As an economist, he has with the Ondo State Government facilitated the rise of the economic fortune of the state, the Ondo Industrial Hub is among one of the numerous projects which he has helped the state to actualize as thousands of youths in the states has benefited directly and indirectly from the project, his brilliant ability to help the state attract both local and foreign investors has helped push the drive of the Akeredolu led administration to changing the identity of the state from a civil servant dominated state to an emerging industrial giant.
His political strength came to the forefront last year as he leads the biggest and the most powerful socio-political group, the Ibi-Giga Ambassadors, a group that was highly instrumental to the victory of Arakunrin Akeredolu in the last election, the group boast of a strong membership base across the 18 local government area of the state.
While the sheer reality that a true progressive, young and energetic man who is exceptionally brilliant and willing to is ready to give it his all in the next senatorial election come 2023, it is rather surprising to see certain elements and figures starting to brew up un-necessary and illogical arguments to mar the democratic process involved within our democratic system.
With the current political atmosphere in the Senatorial district, it’s quite and undeniably evident that the people of this region highly anticipate a new and different representation as many sons and daughters of this region believes that they could have gotten better from in terms of progress and development.
With the current achievements and unending list of achievements of Chief Alex Ajipe, it’s much evident that he is the man to lead the region to a new height of growth and development . He has successfully etched his way into the state socio-political discourse by making himself a man of value and substance, his contributions in recent years to the economic growth and development of the Sunshine State is unrivaled.
While there’s a huge sense of excitement brewing up among the people over his candidacy, it’s hard to ignore the various call for a zoning arrangement which will see him drop his candidacy to honor the candidacy of the incumbent who is from Akoko.
At this point it’s important to point out that the will of the people which is the beauty of our democratic System must triumph over all over anti-progressive, within the confine of the party’s constitution, there’s nothing called or stipulated as any legal or formal zoning arrangement.
It’s just another unconstitutional means to deny the people the opportunity of electing their preferred candidate into the helms of their affairs. The Nigerian Constitution does not make any provision for any zoning arrangement, if an Owo man is ready to partake in the next Senatorial election in the Senatorial district, he is constitutionally fit to do so as nothing stops him from doing so.
It’s high time we begin to look beyond the lines , beyond the fabrics if ethnicity, political affiliation or religious identity to elect men of real values with unique abilities to use common resources for the greater good of all, Chief Alex Ajipe ranks high among this category of men, no doubt he has all it takes to take the Senatorial district to another lofty height.
